‘I am entering into a covenant with people’

ENDA KENNY pledged to make truth the watchword of his administration and place job creation at the heart of its aims after he was elected Taoiseach by a record Dáil majority.

After completing his 36-year journey from backbench TD to head of the Government, Mr Kenny insisted he would do things differently from his predecessors.

“Our lives and our futures are predicated on one thing — truth. I am entering into a covenant with the Irish people today. Our new government will tell the people the truth, no matter how difficult that may be.