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Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Fine Gael rise and Sinn Féin decline ties support among leading parties - Fianna Fáil holds steady in third with Micheál Martin still most popular leader
Public mood toughening, with strong support for Government to do more to manage immigration and deport asylum seekers whose applications have failed
An aspect of the party’s proposals that has received little attention would prove significant for those earning over €100,000
A sharp fall in support for Sinn Féin and an increase for Fine Gael are the main features of the latest Irish Times/Ipsos B&A poll
If Brussels were to allow Rwanda-type schemes elsewhere in the EU, London could say this permitted a similar scheme across the UK, yet a court in Belfast could disagree
Proportion of electorate expecting to vote Independent at next general election unchanged at 17%
Total number of interviews conducted 1,500, with accuracy estimated to be approximately plus or minus 2.5%
Simon Harris’s first personal rating in polls is a creditable 38%, the second most popular leader after Micheál Martin and ahead of Mary Lou McDonald
Fine Gael now level with main Opposition party while support for Fianna Fáil and most smaller parties steady
Tánaiste acknowledges ‘truly shocking’ lack of response from successive Irish governments until the 1990s
Taoiseach rejects Sinn Féin’s claim of ‘expensive U-turn’ on phasing out of long-term leases
UK Labour and SF both have good policies ‘on paper’ but would still be subject to pressures when in power, union leader tells Dublin event
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