Kenny slates cost of public services

FINE Gael leader Enda Kenny has said the public services are “too expensive” and that his party won’t be “a prisoner” to powerful unions.

Mr Kenny also insisted that the “leadership crisis” was over in his party, before quickly correcting himself and referring to the “leadership issue”.

He also avoided committing Fine Gael to talks on a “national consensus” on the economy, instead saying the party was focused on removing the Government from power.