Independents

Boost in support for Fianna Fáil, opinion poll suggests

A new opinion poll indicates a gain in support for Fianna Fáil over the past month.

Support for Fine Gael rises, opinion poll suggests

A new Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes poll shows support for Fine Gael is 11 points ahead of Fianna Fáil.

Rise in support for Fine Gael, opinion poll suggests

A new opinion poll suggests there has been a significant gain in support for the main Government party, Fine Gael.

Dip in support for Fine Gael, opinion poll suggests

A new opinion poll shows a slight fall in support for Fine Gael with other parties remaining largely unchanged.

Opinion poll suggests drop in support for Fine Gael

A new opinion poll shows a drop in support for Fine Gael just as the country faces the prospect of a general election.

Support for main parties dips in latest opinion poll

There are no post-Budget gains for either Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil, according to the latest Sunday Business Post/RED C opinion poll.

Fine Gael lead over Fianna Fáil halves, poll suggests

A new opinion poll indicates a Fine Gael lead over Fianna Fáil has halved in the last month.

Gains for Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, new poll suggests

A new opinion poll shows gains for both Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil but Fine Gael holds a lead of four points over Fianna Fáil.

Opinion poll: Increase in support for Fine Gael

There has been an increase in support for Fine Gael, according to the latest Sunday Business Post/RED C opinion poll.

Polls suggest rise in FF support ahead of recess

Two opinion polls suggest Fianna Fáil is the most popular party among voters as the Dáil enters its final week before the summer break.

Poll suggests surge in support for Fianna Fáil

An Irish Times/Ipsos poll suggests there has been a significant rise in support for Fianna Fáil since the party decided to back the minority Government, while there has been a large drop in support for Independents.

No Cabinet consensus on fatal foetal amendment

The Cabinet has agreed that members of the Independent Alliance will have a free vote on a bill by Independents4Change TD Mick Wallace to allow terminations in cases of fatal foetal abnormalities.

Support for independents plummets, poll suggests

There has been a significant drop in support for independents, according to a Millward Brown opinion poll for the Sunday Independent.

Poll: Fine Gael edges ahead of Fianna Fáil

Fine Gael have moved just ahead of Fianna Fáil in the latest Sunday Times Behaviour and Attitudes opinion poll.

New poll shows FG and FF on same level of support

Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil are on the same level of support, according to the latest RED C opinion poll for the Sunday Business Post.

Three independents among new junior ministers

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has announced the names of the new junior ministers after their appointments were approved by Cabinet this afternoon.

FG focus on independents after striking FF deal

Contacts between Fine Gael and independent groups are continuing through the weekend after yesterday's deal between the party and Fianna Fáil to create a minority government.

Independents want leaders to meet this weekend

Fourteen of the 15 independent TDs involved in talks with Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil have called on the leaders of the two parties to meet this weekend.

Poll: Results would be similar in second election

A new opinion poll suggests there would only be minor changes to the general election outcome if voters were asked to go to the polls again.

Kenny's Independents bid in doubt

"This week has been like watching stray dogs sniffing around one another, to check each other out." This was one wily observer’s take on the antics at play, as efforts to form a coalition look set to take some time.

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