Slip of the tongue

on 11/10/2012 00:00:00

Independent TD Mattie McGrath was in the process of criticising Enda Kenny's performance when he referred to seeing "our Taoiseach on this front page of Playboy magazine".

He was corrected by fellow TDs, who pointed out that Mr Kenny had appeared on the cover of Time, not Playboy.

"Sorry," Mr McGrath said, "I'll correct that. I meant to say like a playboy on Time magazine."

But Fine Gael TD Mary Mitchell O'Connor suggested to Mr McGrath: "Maybe you should be getting your economic advice from Time magazine rather than Playboy magazine."