Red C Poll Richard Colwell: No summer holiday respite for coalition as the pressure mounts With voters being reminded of the cost of living crisis whenever they go shopping or fill up their car’s tank, the government’s troubles are unlikely to ease any time soon
Comment Richard Colwell: Poll shows how government could win over voters on housing crisis If the cost of living crisis resolves itself before the next general election, then housing will still be the most dominant issue when the country goes to the polls
Richard Colwell: Confidence in the future diminishing as cost of living crisis bites The latest Red C poll shows that almost two-thirds of voters feel they have little or no disposable income left after bills are paid
Richard Colwell: Bread-and-butter concerns are more important to voters than left-right dogmaSupport is gravitating to Sinn Féin not because of its political ideology, but because more and more people believe it is the party best placed to effect real change
Richard Colwell: Fianna Fáil enjoys the upward side of the see-saw of government support Fianna Fáil has done well throughout the winter. Now almost 70 per cent of those who voted for the party at the last general election say they would vote for it again. However, this state of affairs may be rebalanced after the handover of the role of Taoiseach at the end of this year
Red C poll: gratitude lacking from voters for post-Covid liberation Sinn Féin has maintained its lead on the coalition parties, but with another three years to go, the government has time to make up ground
Richard Colwell: For many, the ideal of a united Ireland is more attractive than the realityThe latest
Richard Colwell: No budget bounce for coalition as SF’s climb continuesBoth Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil have lost ground to Mary Lou McDonald’s party, which now sits on 33 per cent as the national divide grows between haves and have-nots
Richard Colwell: Government’s cycle of gaffes leaves the way open for McDonaldSinn Féin’s support hasn’t grown to any huge degree, but it has remained rock-solid while that of the government parties continues to slide
The revelations about parties using fake pollsters must be taken seriouslyThe deceptive practices exposed last week may be historic, but they risk undermining the work of credible polling companies
Richard Colwell: It’s the housing, stupid: how the political tide turnedWhile Sinn Féin edges out Fine Gael as the most trusted party on this one critical issue alone, it is enough to keep it polling level for first preference votes
FF and the Greens now serving as mudguard to FG progressFine Gael retains its support, while latest poll shows Sinn Féin unable to gain momentum from government parties’ difficulties
Richard Colwell: Lockdown takes its toll as happiness levels plummet The latest Business Post/Red C poll shows that many Irish people are admitting to being unhappy and Fianna Fáil is being hardest hit by the national discontent
Fine Gael may be benefiting from a lack of ‘acceptable’ alternativesFine Gael is maintaining its support, despite growing anger over the handling of the lockdown, while Fianna Fáil and the Greens are bearing the brunt of voter frustration
Richard Colwell: FF benefits from public approval of virus restrictionsAfter a disastrous Christmas, the strictness of lockdown had reinforced FF voters’ positive view of the party
Sinn Féin’s rising star is now eclipsing Fianna FáilThe main opposition party has its greatest support among the young, and is on course to tip the generations-long balance of power in Irish politics
Polls didn’t get it ‘wrong again’: the use of the data is the issue Comment: Nobody should have predicted a landslide result going by what the opinion polls were saying
Young and once-loyal older voters moving away from Fianna FáilPoll indicates some voters switching to Fine Gael, others to Sinn Féin, a number who are undecided, and a youth vote that must urgently be recaptured for Fianna Fáil’s long-term survival
It’s all pain and no gain for the Soldiers of Destiny Latest Red C poll shows satisfaction with the government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic has collapsed since Micheál Martin became Taoiseach in late June, and that FF support now stands at just 4 per cent in Dublin
Government’s caution still appeals to the majority . . . for nowMost people are happy to follow the plan set out for the country’s reopening, but the loud minority calling for things to be speeded up could put a damper on things for Fine Gael