Enda Kenny used personal email for ‘operational reason’

The Taoiseach has admitted he has used a personal Gmail account to send official information “for operational reasons”.

Questioned about his use of unofficial email accounts, Mr Kenny admitted that he has a private account which pre-dates his appointment as Taoiseach.

He said he uses the account for personal correspondence or for party political correspondence that would not be appropriate to transmit on an official email account from the department.