Kenny to face ‘no confidence’ motion

Taoiseach Enda Kenny faces a motion of no confidence in the Dáil next week on the day a major anti-water- charge protest is planned outside Leinster House.

The move, which Government TDs dismissed as an “opportunistic stunt” came as Fine Gael’s Fergus O’Dowd, who as junior environment minister helped to create Irish Water, warned that a referendum to prevent future privatisation was needed.

Mr O’Dowd broke rank with government colleagues, saying changes did not go far enough.