A new opinion poll shows that Fine Gael and Labour have gained support at the expense of Fianna Fáil, but are still trailing the current coalition parties.
The poll in today's Sunday Tribune also shows that a majority of voters, 62%, believe the family of Charles Haughey should be made to pay back some of the money he took during his political career.
The pollsters also found that three quarters of voters believe the findings of the Moriarty Tribunal about payments to the late Charles Haughey are well founded.
It is the first poll by the newspaper since October, when Fianna Fáil were riding high in the wake of the controversy over payments to Bertie Ahern.
But Millward Brown IMS found when they polled voters on Monday and Tuesday that Fianna Fáil has lost three points since then, down to 39%, while Fine Gael at 22% and Labour at 12% are both up two points.
The PDs gain one to 5%, the Greens drop one to 5%, and Sinn Féin are also down one to 7%.
Independents and others are unchanged at 10%.
The Rainbow parties will be very happy that they are heading back in the right direction, especially because the Government parties usually do well at this time of the year thanks to the Budget and the Dáil break over Christmas.
But Fine Gael and Labour still have a lot of work to do if they are to seriously challenge for power this summer.
