enda Annie West for TheJournal.ie Annie West for TheJournal.ie

ENDA KENNY HAS been a TD since 1975, leader of Fine Gael since 2002 and the Taoiseach of the country since 2011.

Many say his political career has now been stretched to the max, and it’s time to cede at least the two latter jobs.

Over the past few months, the Mayo deputy has repeatedly said he will let his future plans be known – but hasn’t quite got around to it yet.

Will today be the day? Those in the know say he will tell the Fine Gael parliamentary party tonight what his departure date will be, kicking off a leadership contest. But does the Taoiseach have something else up his sleeve? TheJournal.ie will keep you updated throughout the day.

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