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In October 2011, Gay Byrne said the idea that he and Pat were competing in some sort of rivalry was " bloody rubbish ".

John Bowman's history of RTÉ Television contains a quote from chief executive Vincent Finn from when Kenny asked for to be paid more money.

" In many ways ," Mr Finn told the RTE Authority, " he believes he is better than Gay Byrne.

" Bowman stood by this in a radio interview on Kenny's show, saying that the revelations in which Finn said Kenny “ feels very strong about the Gay Byrne thing ” were contained in the RTÉ Authority archives.