A new poll suggests Fine Gael will be the biggest party in the Dail after the election and could even be in a position to form a government with the help of some independents.
The latest Ipsos/MRBI survey in today’s Irish Times has support for Fine Gael at 30 percent – up 2 since September.
But support for Labour continues to fall – it’s down one to 7 percent.
Sinn Féin is currently at 21, Fianna Fáil has dropped one to 19 and support for Independents or others is down 2 to 23 percent.
Junior Minister Joe McHugh has welcomed the findings of the poll but says he is acutely aware that the recovery is not as strong in Donegal:
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