Exhausted Enda still reeling as focus swings to key advisers

Enda Kenny yesterday made his first public appearance since the general election, and the pressure of last weekend’s defeat was telling.

Looking exhausted, Mr Kenny was still reeling from his party’s failure to be re-elected and the internal recrimination within Fine Gael over the botched campaign.

Given how weak his position is, Mr Kenny was forced to admit he wants to open talks with Fianna Fáil in a bid to form the next government. The Fine Gael leader insisted that “nobody wants a second election”.