Not the time to loosen our purse strings

Taoiseach Enda Kenny faces a dilemma. Above all else, it appears that Enda Kenny wants to be the first Fine Gael leader re-elected after being in the hot seat for four-plus years, writes Paul Mills. 

The polls appear to suggest that he should cut and run while the going is good and seek election now. The view of many is that he would be returned to power. He knows our options are limited.

Fianna Fáil is in a mess, what with internal bickering, a lack of support for the leader by some of the party’s grandees and the loss of some bright sparks in the last week. Sinn Féin is still toxic to many voters for a variety of reasons — ranging from the response to sexual abuse by some of its senior members, to the still lingering smell of cordite.