TODAY MARKS ENDA Kenny’s 40th anniversary as a TD.

To commemorate this momentous occasion we’ve gathered 40 photos of the Taoiseach engaging in one of his favourite pastimes – pointing.

It seemed appropriate.

To be fair, after four decades of practicing, the Mayo man has got it down.

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[image alt="ENDA KENNY FINE GAEL ARD FHEIS 2004 PORTRAIT LANDSCAPE" src="http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2015/11/enda-kenny-fine-gael-ard-fheis-2004-portrait-landscape-2-296x194.jpg" width="296" height="194" title="" class="aligncenter" /end]

[image alt="ENDA KENNY NATIONAL FORUM ON EUROPE" src="http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2015/11/enda-kenny-national-forum-on-europe-3-296x197.jpg" width="296" height="197" title="" class="aligncenter" /end]

[image alt="ENDA KENNY NEW FINE GAEL FRONT BENCH" src="http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2015/11/enda-kenny-new-fine-gael-front-bench-296x208.jpg" width="296" height="208" title="" class="aligncenter" /end]

[image alt="7/11/2006 Fine Gael Proposal launch" src="http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2015/11/7112006-fine-gael-proposal-launch-296x198.jpg" width="296" height="198" title="" class="aligncenter" /end]

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All images: RollingNews.ie

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