Red C Poll | Business Post

High expectations may lead to a disappointed electorate

For the first time, support among voters for tax cuts equals support for spending on public services

Majority support abolition of USC during this government’s term

A new Red C poll shows that seven out of ten support the abolition of the Universal Social Charge – but the government has mentioned plans to reduce it, not end it

Most people want Universal Social Charge axed before election

Business Post/Red C poll reveals that around 50 per cent of voters want the government to use the extra funds at its disposal to spend more in the budget

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald the most popular choice to be next Taoiseach

The Sinn Féin leader is seen as the best option by 32 per cent of voters with Leo Varadkar coming in second on 20 per cent

Poll shows Sinn Féin still clear of the field at 31 per cent

As the parties limber up for their race to the next general election, the latest test of the public mood shows voter feeling has shifted little in the past 12 months

Sinn Féin support on the rise in new Business Post/Red C poll ahead of Dáil return

After a recent fall in support, Mary Lou McDonald’s party has gained two points in this poll to go back up to 31 per cent.

Daniel McConnell: Public way ahead of the politicians when it comes to assisted dying

Red C poll showed strong majority support for allowing those with non-terminal illnesses to end their own lives

Large majority back assisted dying, even for those not terminally ill

Poll results will focus political minds as Oireachtas committee deliberations intensify

Varadkar still preferred leader among Fine Gael supporters

Good news for the Taoiseach as 52 per cent say they want him to lead the party into the next election, with the Minister for Higher Education, Simon Harris, garnering 14 per cent of the votes

Sinn Féin hits two-year slump in poll as Fine Gael narrows gap

Mary Lou McDonald’s party’s support is down by five points to 29 per cent in the latest Business Post/Red C poll, but it is still the most popular party

Fine Gael regain lost ground with public as Sinn Féin drop back

The Leo Varadkar-led party got some reprieve in the latest Business Post/Red C poll, bouncing back to its previous 22 per cent support while the main opposition party’s backing dips to 29 per cent

Give us a break: Public pivot to rail against the ‘hated USC’

With the cost of living crisis putting a squeeze on household incomes, the latest Business Post/Red C poll now shows that two in three people want to see the Universal Social Charge abolished

Huge majority demand ‘hated’ USC be scrapped in next October’s budget

Poll shows nearly seven out of ten voters want the tax gone, which is a seismic shift in public opinion in recent years

In this week’s Business Post: Three out of four think Ireland has taken too many refugees, RedC poll reveals

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Editorial: Testing period ahead as government continues to struggle with migrant crisis

Our Red C opinion poll findings show clearly a change in the public mood from support to increasing anger and frustration

Analysis: Three quarters of people think Ireland ‘taking in too many refugees’

The change is public sentiment is a warning for the government that if the ongoing crisis is not addressed, an anti-immigrant party could emerge in the next general election

Sinn Féin success in the North helps drive support in the South

Support for the party is now almost the same as for the two largest government parties combined, while government parties have suffered a backlash against their reaction to anti-refugee protests

Red C poll: three out of four think Ireland has taken too many refugees

Poll finds that 75 per cent of people believe that the number of refugees Ireland is taking in is ‘now too many’ and there have been at least 125 anti-immigration protests since the start of the year

Red C poll: Sinn Féin surges after Fine Gael tax promise falls flat

The latest Business Post/Red C poll finds that FG’s proposed tax break has not boosted the party’s support, while Sinn Féin is up three points to 34 per cent

Richard Colwell: Poll shows political landscape remains stable despite controversies

Recent events such as the lifting of the eviction ban have not changed the minds of voters who had already decided where their allegiances lie