Fine Gael & CJ Haughey got money from the same "donor"!

“We committed ourselves to introducing the necessary legal and constitutional provisions to ban corporate donations to political parties. We also committed ourselves to reducing the limits on donations to political parties and candidates and requiring disclosure of all aggregate sums above a limited threshold." - Enda "Holier than thou" Kenny, March 30th, 2011.

In June 2000, news broke in the Irish media that property magnate Mark Kavanagh, had donated £100,000 to Fianna Fail through his company, Hardwicke Ltd, in 1989. It was revealed that most of the money had found its way into former Fianna Fail leader, CJ Haugheys bank account.

Thanks very much big fella!

As you can imagine this set the tongues of Fine Gaelers wagging.

Just last week Enda "Holier than thou" Kenny spoke of the need to ban corporate donations to political parties. I'm sure Enda intended that the vast majority of people listening to his rhetoric would think of Fianna Fail. He surely didn't intent them to think of his own Fine Gael party.

1995. 21 Club, Manhattan, New York. A fundraising dinner is taking place for a large Irish political party. Corporate donations are the name of the game tonight. Among those donating to this political party are Bank of Ireland, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, the Sedgwick group, Fitzpatrick Hotels, Orion & Global and multinational pharmaceutical giant Schering Plough. Also present and donating is Mark Kavanaghs Hardwicke Ltd. They are not donating because they believe in the ideals of this particular political party. Many of them have recently donated to this particular party's arch rival. They are donating because they fell it will benefit business. They are buying support from a political party. This is political corruption. This meeting is not being held for Fianna Fail. It is, in fact, a Fine Gael fundraiser.

In the words of OMC, How Bizarre!

Last week Enda Kenny pointed to standards in Fianna Fáil, referring to “a culture of thanks very much big fella; walking-around money; whip-arounds; luck on the horses” and referred to “a taoiseach degrading our nation and this office by trousering after-dinner tips”.

Kettle calling the pot black!!!!

Face it Enda, the game is up. Your holier than thou act has failed and its clear to see that Fine Gael are corrupt. Your not a reformer Enda. Your just another gombeen leader.

Or as Mark Kavanagh might say to you; Thanks very much big fella!