Next taoiseach must commit to fresh vision

Enda Kenny's successor must be motivated by something compelling

And so it begins. Taoiseach Enda Kenny has bought himself some time by promising that he will address the leadership issue after his St Patrick’s Day’s visit to US president Donald Trump in the White House.

But the full-blown leadership contest in Fine Gael, which has already been under way for quite some time, will now come out into the open.

The fact that there is a contest is to be welcomed. The ...