The Frontline: Pat Kenny reacts to 'trophy house' comment

Pat Kenny reacts to ICTU President's comment on "trophy houses"
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[@slantyrock]

i love how yer man is just unphased by pats fury, hes like father stone from father ted, legend

[@paudiemaguire1]

its people like pat kenny thats the reason i dont pay my tv licence

[@delbermo]

that look at 1.29, brilliant. gotta love RTE for coming up with comedy gold when they try do the complete opposite

[@CaminoAir]

Ireland. Where everyone agrees that we must change our society, but no one is willing to make personal responsibility to do that.

[@fuchtherezer]

Pat looks like David Brent from the office the way he shoots a quick glance towards the camera after O'Connor apologizes. Its uncanny!

[@jb4958]

David McSavage: woooooowww! XD

[@TT_1221]

Jack O Connor drives a 100k BMW X4 jeep - and he is a union man?!? Ireland is laughable it is soo currupt!

[@AeolisticFury]

He reminds me of Alan Partridge.

[@TheCaster26]

Pat asked for an example of a Trophy House , Jack gave it to Pat, Pat felt stupid , got angry and sore. Pat asked for it and thanks to Jack he got his answer. No need for Jack to apologise . If you ask questions expect to get answers some you may not like.

[@dennishbergkamp]

1:28 "You're tripping on my last nerve now, you miscreant. I have a good mind to stare at you and shake my head."

[@nobodyworks]

It's obvious that Jack O'Connor was nervous and failed miserably at an attempt to inject some sort of humour in to the situation. Pat, as a supposedly professional interviewer, should have recognised this and passed it off in the humour that it was meant and could have quite easily moved on rather than take the approach that he did. Jack O'Connor did apologise for the remark when he realised that Pat didn't share the 'humour' of his comment and (Un)Professional Pat should have acknowledged this

[@KarenMariaMcCormack]

The figure in the Tribune on sunday was €120,000. Listening to Jack on Friday the man was brilliant, he said it as it is, that it is not about public versus private but about getting the top 5% to own 40% of the wealth to pay their share and take a fair share of the burden.

[@seanoc123]

Did you see how quick he was to react when he was mentioned in having one of these "Trophy houses" but if he wasn't mentioned he'd be sitting there in agreement, albeit being a hipocrit at the same time!! Rediculous!

[@Kivinsky]

He looked like he meant it as a joke. It certainly seemed to come across that way to some of the audience...

[@corcaighrebel]

@TheCaster26 - precisely, logic.

[@asfsdafasfdsfa5000]

pat kenny earns over 600,000 per annum,has been on the RTE scene for YEARS,AND YEARS..And RTE is employed by the state,and meant to be impartial,thats like giving a dog a slap and expecting it to behave like a good dog?There employed by the state so they are not impartial or unbaised..

[@AdamskiLawlerski]

@RPAntonioSoler well said man, well said

[@Lynchie106]

Pat Kenny is still top of RTE pay league -- despite loss of €250,000 need i say anymore my source is the Independant paper he is the most arrogant man he doesnt care about any1 HE IS PAID TO CARE.

[@boy1er1990]

@MrHellohel Pat KENNY, he earned 600.000, donno bout nw

[@bomberchicken]

this is so funny!

[@TheMellowGrenade]

1:29 ANGRY

[@davebest2001]

He deserves some of it. He is too cold and doesn't act like he is sympathetic at all

[@IrelandBoi1987]

I never knew Pat could curse

[@lombmusic07]

the rich want to keep their wealth? not pay more tax? I'm shocked. I'd say the terms of contract Pat Kenny was looking for were very ....reasonable

[@deniro800]

Truth hurts

[@HumBugVo1]

woooooow

[@youngfeniansofeire]

its really not fair how us irish were treated ,we were robbed the bankers should be all set out in line in front on a firing squad, it may sound a bit over the top but think of all the misery and suffering we had to to go through because of them

[@frontierdarren]

Could not agree more more Castor26

[@mickser101]

Kenny works 11 hours a week with 3 months holidays thrown in which gives him over €800,000 a year, who the fuck decided to give him his Grotesque salary, its obscene

[@pipeup1]

He got his answer the following week, HA! The arrogance of it - dos'nt even realise he's living in a trophy house. The reality of the recession has'nt hit this man at all.

[@subsoil007]

@hurlinboy i love youtube for the comments,its great .. but if you make a comment like that please get your facts right, i work in the public service frontline,im on 35k a year,im grateful for my job... i pay a pension levy and pension contribution to 150 euro a week,when i retire in 25 more years ,i will get a pension worth 20k a year,this includes the state pension,. remember all public servants are not on100k a year TDs.

[@rickdeledge]

anybody want invite for lockerz as it is invite only

[@sarsirl]

Can I just say, Pat Kenny's salary isn't "just under a million", it's €630,000 p/a, which is still a huge amount admittedly, but people should at least get their figures right before attacking him. Plus, Jack O'Connor's salary is €124,000 p/a, so he's hardly entitled to take the moral highground on trophy houses, and can empathise no more than Kenny with the people who are affected by the recession the most.

[@KarenMariaMcCormack]

Generally the ones who can't spell aren't union members they wouldn't be able to fill in the forms and spell how they speak "loike so oh my god"

[@thenayancat8802]

If you do this you will be a national hero forever

[@Emmet21982]

Pat was sooo close to punching his lights out lol

[@Burncourtable]

Not a big PK fan but in this case he was right to fight back. The comment was well below the belt

[@PaytonWestlake]

Pat Kenny's unjustifiable salary is possible because of ordinary taxpayers money. RTE is funded by both private ad revenue and tax money (via TV Licence). It should be one or the other, not both. It's what makes RTE the bloated, unimaginative, political and nepotistic organisation that it is.

[@tyvire]

Jack o connor is so out of touch. he talks of an alternative to making up the 4 billion needed but when asked to expand on it turns out there's no substance to his argument. Then he goes on about the 7 percent already taken as if it's the worst thing that could happen while in this current climate (which happens to be the biggest downturn in the history of the state). Get real would you..200,000 or so added to the live register in the last year. how many public/civil workers included there??

[@opencurtin]

He must have been around to Pats for drinks .

[@TheCaster26]

Kennys reaction told it all, he sees himself as a God, don't anybody dare include him, or his trophy house in the discussion. The holy cow should come off his high perch and join the rest of us. Jack was blood right in my humble opinion.

[@ColmFlynn]

@BeanyAye Earning thousands for doing nothing? Putting himself out there on hours of live TV and radio every week often taking in nearly 50% of TV viewers in the hole country.... up for ridicule and abuse, no privacy.... the reason you think he "does nothing" is because he makes it look like nothing because he's one of the best in the country at it.... you try it

[@Daelion164]

@MrIrishlogic HAHAHAHAHA

[@RichieHogan]

ha.....

[@TT_1221]

@1tomdooley "Might I remind you, it wasn't the public sector workers who caused the recession . . " - That ignorant remark just typlifies the public sector mentality in Ireland. The public sector Gravy train in Ireland is over, and thats the best thing to come from this crisis. The croke park agreement will make the savings and then the Gov will quite rightly take a long overdue scalpel to it and cut the wasters out. The public sector and their vested interests ruined this country.

[@bighands69]

@Seano71 Pat kenny is a university graduate and also a college lecturer and present good current affairs on both radio and tv. He is not a good entertainment host but does deal well with current affairs. If you want entertainment go watch another host.

[@MattClifford32]

ya i mean he diserves his million or so a year while the common man struggles to make ends meat. jack was dead right.

[@marykennedy4166]

You deserve every penny you get. Your the greatest Pat. Good luck in the future. Mary Kennedy.

[@driller007]

pat did put him in his place, i dont think the union man meant to cause offence. flippant remark blown up but you can see why kenny lost it. union fella looked like a bumbling bufoon there. nervous more than anything

[@50dsof]

glad to see the best Jack could do was a sly dig. really endears unions to the public.

[@OliverPatrickLoughnan]

poor pat he allways gets abused! He has worked for almost 50 years in his profession!

[@JoeMahon92]

its so annoying for pat kenny,marian fanucan and other rte elites complaining and sympathising with real sufferers of this recession like for example i heard pat kenny recently go on a rant about how public sector wages might be going down and he's nearly getting a million a year. absolute hypocrits! you can understand a doctor or lawyer earning lots cause they studied hard and work hard jobs but what hard labour does pat kenny actually do to earn this kind of money????

[@unspeakable28]

Jack O Connor is a little creep, truth be told his house is nicer than pat`s, i think thats why pat was pissed. Pat does live in Killiney but his house is nothing special.

[@franklythomas]

It's thoroughly justified as he negotiated it himself. Boo hoo for you if you're unable to justify a higher level of salary.

[@RPAntonioSoler]

The SIPTU boss presumed that Kenny has an enormous house just because he's rich. That's a bit like some arrogant poshie like me making a throwaway remark about (for example) Fatima Mansions to a tradesman just because of his working-class accent. And that SIPTU man earns more than my dad.

[@corcaighrebel]

Both men on ridiculous salaries, and O'Connor was appalling, should have resigned after this 'performance'!!!

[@simonkrk]

HAhaha

[@Neil7026]

I have a tv and I refuse to pay for a tv license

[@RageOfTheKage]

He was quite ignorant to make a statement like that to the host.

[@aidanmcgrath911]

all this coming from a bin man

[@1tomdooley]

@hurlinboy ,,, get your facts correct first MR hurlinboy ,,, Public sector workers pay pension contributions , not GET them as you say , Secondly i work in the public sector and i dont earn 100 grand a year , and i wont get 50 % of my pay as a pension , Might i remind you that it wasnt the public sector workers who caused the recession , I think you would need to look at the bankers , developers etc

[@rinnin]

So what. Doesnt mean he's not an overpaid greedy plank

[@emmajacobs369]

lol wtf was that reaction?

[@malicant123]

"wealthy people can hide their wealth". Good lord, I can't stand socialist crap like that. Private wealth is a precious thing and what makes people feel entitled to someone else's property bewilders me.

[@RAFAOUTNOW]

Pat gets all sensitive about this yet has no problem having a cut off john O' Shea or Duffer earning 3 million a year while he gets a lot of abuse for earning 1 million a year...Well Pat(a)You're not comparing like with like as these guys won't be earning this wage at 63(which you are)...(b)They are playing in the top league in Europe,Ireland is a tiny market,not like you're working in the US Market...(c)You're a dour,talentless git,they aren't...(d)See point c

[@marinac00]

Pat Kenny is a legend...Long live the plank...!!!

[@afivey]

Ha ha. He got eaten by Pat Kenny.

[@ateam2260]

This is pat kenny's comfort zone, he started off in current affairs. Jack O'Connor needs to be removed.

[@danielmurray04]

Jack Lynch is an affected muppet.... Pat put him in his place big time

[@aidanmcgrath911]

pat o connor is one of the wealthy hes on 200,000 a year so hes talking crap