Enda Kenny

“People put dates on any kind of comment that you make.”

“I am proud that Ireland is playing its part to drive an ambitious and comprehensive agreement at COP21.”

“I'm a big fan of Springsteen. Obviously, his social commentary is very powerful for me. I like his album 'The Rising.' It's not a new one, but it sticks in my mind because of what it says to me.”

“There will be no hard border from Dundalk to Derry in the context of it being a European border, and by that I mean customs posts every mile along the road.”

“My wife, Fionnuala, and I have been married for more than 20 years.”

“The lion's share of the damage to the Irish economy was the fault of domestic, economic, and financial mismanagement.”

“I just think that the older you get, the more you appreciate the responsibility of politics.”

“Respectability in this country was a bad word because people did things who were in respected professions that let down the entire nation, and we're washing away their sins yet.”

“COP 21 provides a unique opportunity for the political leaders of this generation to provide lasting foundations for the preservation and sustainability of generations of the future.”

“I have never had an interest in opinion polls. They are merely an indicator, that's all.”

“We'll look after our hospitals. We'll look after our schools. We'll look after our infrastructure.”

“My experience would say to me, never presume to have an answer to what the people are actually going to do.”

“Irish people are pragmatic. They understand that nobody is going to fix our problems but ourselves.”

“You see, in government, people give you a mandate, and you've got to fulfil that. Ours is very clear. Fix our public finances and get our country working.”

“I think 'austerity' is a much abused word. I prefer to call it 'fiscal discipline' or financial, 'financial competency.'”

“I have never been on the trail of developers or contractors.”

“We must ensure that more binding, durable, and enforceable fiscal rules go hand-in-hand with funding certainty for countries pursuing sound and sustainable economic policies. We need to keep pushing forward towards a comprehensive solution to the challenges of the eurozone.”

“I enjoy his concerts and OK, maybe - I can't sing, I can't dance, I can't play the guitar, but I am going to go a long way if I keep following Springsteen.”

“Under no circumstances will I allow the Fianna Fail party back into government. They wrecked the economy twice.”

“We link our future to the euro, to the euro zone, and to the European Union while being the nearest neighbor of the United Kingdom with, obviously, a common travel area and a very close working relationship with the U.K.”