Simon Coveney: People 'looking for a Taoiseach who will solve their problems'

Housing Minister Simon Coveney has strongly hit back at claims he lacks charisma, saying a new Taoiseach doesn't need an 'X factor' but needs to deliver, writes Daniel McConnell of the Irish Examiner.

Speaking in Dublin today at the formal launch of his campaign to succeed Enda Kenny, Mr Coveney was supported by ministers Simon Harris, Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, Damien English and David Stanton, most of whom hail from Munster.