Kenny to press debt deal as 11 cabinet figures meet in Brussels

The Taoiseach has pledged to press the case for a deal on Ireland's bank debt when he meets senior EU figures in Brussels today.

Enda Kenny along with Tanaiste Eamon Gilmore and nine other government ministers is meeting with the Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and the Council Chief Herman Van Rompuy.

They will also discuss Ireland's presidency of the EU which begins next year.