‘They talk about the recovery; it’s not being felt’ say factory workers during Enda Kenny's visit

For the workers in boiler suits who stood listening there was nothing new to hear.

“There was no real stand-out moment, we are listening to it every day on the radio and television,” said one factory worker at Grant Engineering in Co Offaly after listening to Taoiseach Enda Kenny.

Fine Gael may be plummeting in the polls — the latest shows the party has dropped five points in 10 days — but Mr Kenny yesterday opted for an even keel. No change of tack to try win back a weary electorate.