In his Ard Fheis speech, Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny made it clear that as far as his party was concerned, there is only one choice to be made at the ballot box in the upcoming general election - that between recovery and risk.

The Taoiseach admitted he hadn't delivered everything he promised five years ago so this time around he has a three step plan - jobs, making work pay and better public services.

Part of that includes abolishing the Universal Social Charge. He also promised 10,000 more teachers, doctors, nurses and Gardai by 2021.

For Fine Gael, Kenny says, recovery is "not a political prize or a global headline. It’s something to be felt and lived by every citizen of our republic."

Recounting the sad state of mass unemployment, collapsed banks and the Troika's arrival, Kenny reminded the audience of the situation he faced upon becoming Taoiseach in January 2011.

Five years later, Ireland has gone from "from economic wreckage to economic recovery [and] is now moving in the right direction," he says.

Kenny admits that the Government has not got everything right, but that public finances are under control, the economy is back to growth and we have exited the bailout.

However, he also acknowledges that many have not yet felt the benefits of a recovering economy in their own daily lives:

"Too many families and older people are still struggling to make ends meet. Too many families are still missing a son or daughter who has had to leave Ireland to find a job."

"That’s why the job is not yet complete."

To secure the recovery, Ireland must turn away from "the policies that wrecked an economy and ravaged a society," and instead vote for the stability offered by a Fine Gael-led government, he says.

Describing himself as "humbled, touched, and deeply privileged to be Taoiseach," he thanked the people of Ireland for giving Fine Gael and Labour Party their trust, and asked their permission to deliver the party's plan and "finish the job we started."