Dec 15: Kenny confirms bailout exit date as huge sacrifices ‘paying off’

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said the huge sacrifices made by the Irish people are paying off and confirmed that Ireland will exit the EU-IMF bailout on Sunday, Dec 15.

In a televised address to the Fine Gael national conference in Limerick Mr Kenny said Ireland was “on track” to exit the bailout and while it didn’t mean the country’s financial troubles had ended, the bailout era was finished.

“And we won’t go back. It won’t mean that our financial troubles are over. Yes, there are still fragile times ahead. There’s still a long way to go,” he said.