A new opinion poll shows that three out of five voters say they would support the two Government parties in an election.
The Red C poll for tomorrow's Sunday Business Post gives Fine Gael its highest rating since this series of polls began in 2004.
The poll was taken among 1,000 voters on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, during and just after President Obama's visit - and with no election in sight, the proportion of undecided voters, at 13%, is surprisingly low.
Once the undecided voters are excluded, support for Fine Gael is up two points since last month to 41%. Labour is up one point to 19%.
Fianna Fáil support is flat at 16% and support for Sinn Féin is unchanged at 11%.
The Government gains also come at the expense of Independents and others, down three points to 13%.
