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Irish Times/Ipsos B&A poll finds wealthier voters and women are most likely to support current model of neutrality

Government can take little comfort in how the electorate regards its performance on housing

Following Donald Trump’s re-election as US president, 82 per cent of those polled said they were ‘more worried’ about the future

Fianna Fáil support holding up while backing for Taoiseach Micheál Martin is one bright spot for the Coalition

Only on one previous occasion, in February 1994, did Fine Gael go as low as 16 per cent in an Irish Times/Ipsos B&A poll

Fianna Fáil up one percentage point and riding high on approval rating for Taoiseach Micheál Martin

Nearly every second adult in countries across the world thinks it is job done on female equality, which it patently is not

Ipsos B&A exit poll for The Irish Times, RTÉ, TG4 and Trinity College Dubin skewed against Fianna Fáil and favoured Sinn Féin

Over 100,000 new registrations in the two weeks before the closing deadline add to the unpredictability of an election few are confident of calling

In terms of outcome of the upcoming election, a new coalition made of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and someone other than the Greens has emerged as the most popular choice

Latest Irish Times/B&A Ipsos poll shows sharp drop in support for Fine Gael and modest boost for Sinn Féin

Some 40% of respondents said they would not like to see Sinn Féin in government

Results suggest a majority preference for modest, incremental reform rather than any overturning of the current order

Support for Fine Gael increases as Sinn Féin drops to lowest level since last election with Fianna Fáil just behind in third

The results of latest Irish Times/Ipsos opinion poll are likely to intensify pressure on Mr Harris to call an election after the Budget

Fifth of voters nominate housing as most significant issue when asked about Government’s performance

Cost of living/inflation and climate change/sustainability tied for third place among respondents to Irish Times Snapshot poll

Irish men and women united in ranking athletics as one of the most appealing contests for spectators at the Olympics

Healthcare trails in distant third place among snapshot poll respondents’ concerns as immigration, mentioned spontaneously by 29 per cent, eclipses even housing

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

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%

Fine Gael now level with main Opposition party while support for Fianna Fáil and most smaller parties steady

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

Electoral Commission survey finds 59% of respondents believe most politicians ‘only care about the interests of the rich and powerful’

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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

Move aims to ‘normalise’ deportations and is one of several immigration crackdowns announced by Government

A new sentiment tracker seeks to find out which issues are breaking through with voters and who might benefit.

Some 64% of voters in the South would vote for a united Ireland if a referendum were held now, with just 16% opposed to unification

Proportion of people in Northern Ireland who say they would find a vote for unity ‘almost impossible to accept’ has declined since last year

Irish Times/Ipsos opinion poll finds only a third of respondents believe Ryan Tubridy should return to broadcaster, while large majority back cost cutting

Sinn Fein has increased again, they lead Fianna Fáil by 14 points while Mary Lou McDonald remains the most popular leader

Concerns about ‘too many refugees’ have eased since last autumn, results suggest