Not suprisingly the economy dominates the campaigning of all political parties in the run up to the election to Dáil Éireann.
Fianna Fáil look set for a shattering defeat and the Green Party are in danger of returning no Dáil seats. Labour and SF look set to make big gains but the real winners will be Fine Gael.
Perhaps the best indicator of the Friday 25 February election are the bookies (money talks!). Paddy Power have tweeted
Paddy Power: What the money says today: FG 67, FF 34, Lab 34, SF 14, Ind 13, ULA 4. No change!
And the money does not often lie. Given that to form a government 84 seats are required, it looks like FG hopes of an outright majority are doomed. A FG/Labour coalition is inevitable.
Sunday Business Post poll
ReplyDeleteSBP Red C poll: FG: 39% (+1), Lab: 17% (-3), FF: 16% (+1), SF: 12% (+2), Grns: 2% (-1), Ind: 14% (nc).
Sunday independent poll
FF 16% (+4), FG 37% (-1) Lab 20% (-3) Grn 1% (-) SF 12% (+2) Ind 14% (-2)
RTE Irish election exit poll: Fine Gael 36.1%, Labour 20.5%, Fianna Fail 15.1%, Sinn Fein 10.1%, Greens 2.7%, others 15.5%
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