Kenny favours second term over Europe job

Enda Kenny has dismissed suggestions he may go to Europe to take up a chief post and instead stressed his desire to win a second term as Taoiseach.

During his last day at the economic summit at Davos, Switzerland, in an apparent reference to Ireland’s historic banking debt, he also suggested that Ireland was still in need of outside assistance. Mr Kenny also met yesterday with senior business and finance figures.

In an interview with Bloomberg, he said his aim is to become the first leader of his party to win two successive elections.