An Irish Times IPSOS/MRBI poll published on Thursday recorded Taoiseach Simon Harris’ popularity as 55 per cent (up 17 points)

Tanaiste Micheal Martin has said he is not worried about the support that Simon Harris appears to have garnered, based on recent polls, as he pledged to “out-poll the polls”. The Irish Times/Ipsos poll indicated Mr Harris is the most popular political leader,

The latest Irish Times/Ipsos opinion poll shows Fine Gael as the most popular party in the country at 27 per cent, a rise of four per cent.

The ranking of Fianna Fáil, still behind Sinn Féin, and markedly below Fine Gael, may influence that November of February/March election timing call, writes John Downing The late Ben Dunne liked to say he never saw a graph which went up that did not come down again.