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Labour haunted by old slogans
1 week ago

Percentages are the nightmare of many a school pupil, and the ones in the latest political poll represent a nightmare for the Labour Party.For anyone not a dab hand at the maths, a four point fall to 15pc in Labour's rating since the election may not loo
Labour take the biggest hit as Sinn Finn rise in new poll
1 week ago

THE Labour Party has borne the brunt of the hit from the unpopularity of the Government, a new Irish Independent Millward Brown Lansdowne opinion poll reveals. And Sinn Fein are now breathing down Labour’s necks. Sinn Fein are up substantially since the
Yes side keeps lead in latest poll but third still on fence
1 day ago

THE Yes side retains a healthy lead in the EU fiscal treaty referendum, but three in 10 voters have yet to make up their minds.The results of the latest opinion poll will be a boost to Taoiseach Enda Kenny as he prepares to address the nation tomorrow on
Backlash pushes party down to 15pc
1 week ago

THE Labour Party is bearing the brunt of a voter backlash since the last general election, an Irish Independent Millward Brown Lansdowne opinion poll shows.Labour is down four points to 15pc, although the party might feel this is an acceptable drop after
Don't be scared to vote NO - Adams
23 hours ago

Irish voters burdened by economic hardship should not be scared into backing the European fiscal treaty in next week's referendum, Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams has said.He attacked the Irish Republic's coalition government claiming it had broken the prom
Gilmore only gets 59pc of supporters to back vote
1 week ago

TANAISTE Eamon Gilmore is failing to carry a substantial chunk of Labour Party supporters with him to vote Yes on the EU fiscal treaty referendum.But Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin has held the line with his party supporters on the referendum after fa
Labour in desperate bid to sway unions with 'jobs plan'
1 week ago

LABOUR Party ministers are desperately trying to cobble together a makeshift stimulus package to get unions to call for a Yes in the EU fiscal-treaty referendum.But Fine Gael ministers are concerned about rushing to dress up a list of existing measures a
Pressure on Gilmore as voters defect to Sinn Fein
1 week ago

Nice and Lisbon treaties where the first referendum was defeated.But it will be seen as a serious gaffe on the day when Irish Independent poll figures revealed that 35pc of voters were still undecided on which side to support.Further figures from the pol