There is nothing like a successful visit by an international leader - or two - to cement a government’s positive public perception and extend its honeymoon period in government. At least that appears to be the finding from the latest Sunday Business
Fine Gael and Labour are slugging it out to win the favour of disaffected Fianna Fáil supporters
Today’s Red C/Sunday Business Post poll confirms that the movements in the political landscape in Ireland identified by previous polls are continuing.
Richard Colwell looks at how opinion polls can come up with such different findings
The recent think-ins and other events have done little to change public perception of the political parties, with support for the opposition surprisingly lukewarm
The retention of support for the Labour Party in this month’s Red C/ Sunday Business Post poll is bad news for Fine Gael.
Brian Cowen’s popularity has plummeted in the two years since he became Fianna Fáil party leader and Taoiseach, according to today’s Sunday Business Post/ RED C poll.
Fine Gael remains the leading party in the country, according to the results of the second Sunday Business Post/RED C poll of 2010.
Never before has there been so much advance discussion of a budget. In recent weeks, the government has repeatedly flagged its possible intentions for the budget package, in order to gauge the public reaction.
The final Lisbon Treaty poll before the election on Friday shows stable support for the Yes camp, indicating that the treaty will be passed.
Even beleaguered Fianna Fáil’s popularity levels have not dropped quite as much as was previously thought
Fianna Fáil has the most to lose, while Fine Gael is remaining stationary for now
After the radical shifts in public support for political parties witnessed in last month’s Red C/Sunday Business Post poll, today sees the state of play settling back to more familiar levels.
There is now no doubt that the Irish electorate is looking for an alternative political option - and the Labour Party is reaping the benefits of that shift in attitude.
The first Sunday Business Post/ Red C poll of the year provides us with further evidence of Fianna Fáil’s relatively poor standing among voters today when compared to how it stood during the general election, however, it is also somewhat disappointin
What a difference a year makes to public opinion on the Lisbon Treaty. Today’s poll sees support for the treaty surge, with 67 per cent of those who say they are likely to vote in the treaty rerun later this year saying that they will vote Yes.
Fianna Fáil will be relieved to have clawed back some of its support since the last poll, but Fine Gael is enjoying a record level of support.
The Progressive Democrats manage a relatively strong showing just as they bow out of Irish politics.
The last Sunday Business Post/Red C poll on voting intentions before the Lisbon Treaty referendum leaves us unsure of the final outcome of the vote on Thursday, with gains for the No camp leaving the sides almost too close to call.
Taoiseach Brian Cowen will be boosted by a further rise in party support.