Kenny: FF tied in for third budget

Former taoiseach calls for more reliable method of reporting issues to ministers; Comments at book launch were first since resignation

Enda Kenny

Former taoiseach Enda Kenny has broken his silence to declare that Fianna Fáil has “no option” but to agree to a third budget with Fine Gael in October.

In his first public speech since resigning nearly a year ago, Kenny also called for the overhaul of the methods by which serious issues are reported to ministers.

He made the comments at a book launch in Dublin last week amid the ongoing furore over ...