FG Ard Fheis: Enda Kenny promises 10,000 more public jobs

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has promised to deliver 10,000 more gardaí, nurses, doctors, and teachers by 2021, in his keynote address at the Fine Gael ard fheis.

He did not take the occasion of his live televised address to announce the election date, as some had earlier speculated, but he gave a robust defence of his tenure, just weeks out from an election.

In a speech, heavily emphasising Fine Gael’s credential in fixing the economy, Mr Kenny said the people would choose between continuing the recovery or risking that recovery when they go to the polls.