Fine Gael rise and Sinn Féin decline ties support among leading parties - Fianna Fáil holds steady in third with Micheál Martin still most popular leader
Ipsos
The sample size for this poll was larger than typical for Irish Times/Ipsos B&A polls in order to accommodate 500 interviews in each of the Euro constituencies
Voter volatility over the course of a campaign has become a feature of the political landscape
Proportion of electorate expecting to vote Independent at next general election unchanged at 17%
Simon Harris’s first personal rating in polls is a creditable 38%, the second most popular leader after Micheál Martin and ahead of Mary Lou McDonald
Fine Gael now level with main Opposition party while support for Fianna Fáil and most smaller parties steady
Electoral Commission survey finds 59% of respondents believe most politicians ‘only care about the interests of the rich and powerful’
Survey indicates a loss of confidence in the ability of Irish governments to tackle important social issues or to have empathy for people struggling
Issues such as healthcare, climate change and the war in Gaza draw little interest despite extensive media coverage
Sinn Féin support falls to lowest level in years as smaller parties make gains - Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael stagnate leaving race to lead next government wide open
Sinn Féin supporters are consistently more hardline on immigration questions that the other parties and the general public
Global polling by Ipsos reveals Ireland is now among the countries most concerned about immigration
Older, richer and rural voters have cooled on Sinn Féin, but they are not defecting to Government parties
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