Endy Kenny ‘had no role’ in appointment

Enda Kenny said he takes responsibility for the appointment of John McNulty — but says he had no role in appointing him to the Irish Museum of Modern Art board.

This comment appeared to contradict comments he made during the final Leaders’ Debate on RTÉ on Tuesday night, where he said he had “made an appointment that wasn’t needed”.

This was a fresh development, in which Mr Kenny had acknowledged picking Mr McNulty to fill a vacant seat in the Seanad, but claimed not to have been involved in the separate appointment to IMMA.