Enda Kenny vows to ‘intensify’ efforts to form government

Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny has pledged to “intensify” efforts to form a lasting government and said that all options will be examined after calls for his party to open negotiations with Fianna Fáil.

With no sign of a government being formed in the coming weeks, TDs yesterday dismissed suggestions of another election and called on the two big parties to form a stable partnership.

Mr Kenny has now taken on the role of a caretaker taoiseach after four nominations for a new government leader yesterday failed to get the numbers required.