Ireland’s third biggest party, nationalist Sinn Fein, has slipped to its lowest voting intention score of 2018 with any pollster in this weekend’s Red C poll for the Sunday Business Post – it is down to just 13 per cent. Sinn Fein’s polling is probably the most volatile of all the Republic’s parties, ranging from […]
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Referendum result: Blasphemy in Ireland
Irish voters overwhelmingly agreed to remove the offence of blasphemy from the country’s constitution in Friday’s referendum, held concurrently with the Presidential election. Nearly 65 per cent of voters approved the measure, eliminating an offence that was last prosecuted in 1855. All 40 of the Republic’s constituencies were in favour of the reform, the second […]
Higgins extends his crushing lead in Irish presidential contest
Incumbent Michael D. Higgins continues to cruise towards victory in the Irish Republic’s Presidential election, due on 26 October. Higgins has even extended his overwhelming lead in today’s Red C/Paddy Power poll, advancing three points to 70 per cent of first preference voting intentions. He enjoys big majorities among supporters of all parties, among all […]
Referendum result: Abortion in Ireland
Irish citizens voted by a clear two to one majority yesterday to reform the Republic’s constitution, paving the way for parliamentary legislation to permit abortion for the first time in the state’s history. The strength of the vote in favour of repealing the 8th amendment to the constitution, which banned abortion, was overwhelming across all […]
Fine Gael lead cut by half but Varadkar’s popularity hits new high
After an exceptional poll in February giving the minority ruling party an 11-point lead, Fine Gael’s advantage falls back to a more routine five percentage points in today’s Behaviour & Attitudes survey for the Sunday Times. The main opposition Fianna Fail picks up two to reach 27 per cent of voting intentions. Sinn Fein, under […]
Strong backing for Irish President Higgins while Fianna Fail moves up in voting intentions
Ireland’s biggest opposition party, Fianna Fail, moves up three points in this weekend’s poll by Red C for the Sunday Business Post – its best score in this series since March 2016. Red C pollster Richard Colwell attributes Fianna Fail’s gain to its recent positioning in favour of more rural funding and protecting mortgage holders. […]