Pat Kenny says Charles Haughey was scariest politician to interview

Charles Haughey was the “scariest” politician Pat Kenny has ever interviewed —even more so than Margaret Thatcher.

“The scariest was always Charlie Haughey because the first thing he would instruct either PJ [Mara] to say, or he might even say it himself: ‘I want none of that arms trial shite.’ Quote unquote,” said Kenny.

“He had a way of looking at you. It was like a heavyweight boxer in the ring, you know, it could be Conor McGregor, although I know he’s not a heavyweight, but looking at his opponent and giving him the bad eye. And you got the bad eye with Charlie particularly if he was on the sticky wicket. On the other hand if it was something like improvements in social welfare he would be the most charming of guests. But he was definitely the most scary.”