Kenny's absence from debate 'bodes very badly' for country, says Lenihan

Finance Minister Brian Lenihan said today that Enda Kenny's reluctance to show up for tonight's TV3 debate bodes "very badly" for the future of the country.

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin and Labour Leader Eamon Gilmore will go head to head in tonight's debate, which will be moderated by journalist Vincent Browne.