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This new update includes the newest B&A poll taken between 4 and 14 October 2015. Read my analysis on politicalreform.ie: Independents/Others are popular, but fragmented. All figures & data

All figures & data

All figures & data

The largest government party, Fine Gael, and the largest opposition party, Fianna Fáil, have both seen their electoral prospects improve over the last months, according to the Irish Polling Indicator. Fine Gael has recovered from a 22% low early December 2014 and now polls around 27%.

Irish Polling Indicator: Government parties bounce back a bit The first quarter of 2015 has seen a moderate bounce in the polls for the government coalition parties. Fine Gael was at a 22% low in December, now finds itself at 25%.

Independents back on top of the polls Independents and others are back on top of the Irish Polling Indicator, which combines all Irish opinion polls to one estimate of current party strength.

Government parties gain, independents fall in Irish Polling Indicator Fine Gael and Labour show increased popularity in opinion polls in the last months, the Irish Polling Indicator shows. Fine Gael is now on 26% with Labour at 8%, which represents a 3 percentage point increase for both parties compared to early June.

Irish Polling Indicator: Labour support doubles in two months Support for the Labour party has increased from 5% early June to 10% early August, the Irish Polling Indicator finds. The IPI pools information from all national Irish party opinion polls to arrive at what is arguably the best estimate of the parties’ current standings.

Independents take top spot in Irish Polling Indicator Independents and smaller parties have seen their electoral support increased over the last two months. They now top the Irish Polling Indicator, which combines all national election polls in to one estimate of party support.

Note: the last Red C poll does not provide separate estimates for the Green Party and Others, therefore the OTH and GP line end in April. Pooling Irish Opinion Polls: Introducing the Irish Polling Indicator