HE may be looking increasingly fraught as the demands of the job of Taoiseach mount but Enda Kenny has few reasons to fear for his grip on the leadership of Fine Gael, even though it is over 10 years since he got the job.

Award-winning writer John Banville will be among the highlights at this year’s World Book Fest launched in Cork today.

A major biotechnology plant was officially opened today in Dublin by the Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and the Tanaiste Mary Harney.

Eoin English