A new opinion poll shows that Fianna Fáil support has risen by 2% in the past two weeks.
But the TNS mrbi poll in tomorrow's Irish Times shows that combined support for Fine Gael and Labour has remained steady.
This poll was carried out on Tuesday and Wednesday, and it comes exactly two weeks after the previous one.
Therefore, it reflects public reaction to the calling of the election, the launch of party manifestoes, the controversy over the Taoiseach's finances, and the restoration of power-sharing in Northern Ireland.
A total of 1,000 people were questioned for the poll.
There is the usual margin of error of plus or minus 3%, and the figures were adjusted to take account of the usual overestimation of Fianna Fáil support.
There were 15% undecided, down 4% in a fortnight, which indicates people are making their minds up as polling day approaches.
The results show Fianna Fáil support has gone up two points to 36% and, after a very good result last time, Fine Gael has slipped three points to 28%.
However, that is balanced out by a 3% increase in support for Labour to 13%.
The Progressive Democrats drop one point to just 2%. The Green Party also drops one point to 5%.
Sinn Féin support is unchanged at 10% and Independents and others also show no change at 6%.
It appears to be good news for Fianna Fáil in that they have reversed a very worrying downward trend in support but the party still has a lot of ground to make up.
And Fine Gael and Labour will be happy to have kept support for their alliance steady.
They do not look like governing on their own, but if the Greens are added to the Rainbow, these figures suggest there is a very real possibility of Enda Kenny becoming Taoiseach.
