Snapshot poll: Budget aftermath and Government spending draw most voter attention
Housing remains a key topic as general election looms; immigration falls to its lowest ranking this year
Snapshot
A monthly attention poll from The Irish Times and Ipsos B&A designed to track what citizens notice and whether Government messages are landing with sentiment analysis on each category.
Is the Government pushing the country in the right direction?
In their own words: voters tell us what they think
Dáil bike shed leaps onto political agenda as a big issue for voters
Housing, immigration and the €336,000 bike shed are the Government issues people have noticed most
Housing, immigration and the Leinster House bike shed top public concerns about Government
Public not convinced Government has been effective enough at ensuring infrastructure keeps pace with needs
Most voters have negative view of Government’s record on housing and immigration
More than 75% of those polled have negative views of Government’s performance in relation to these two issues
Race for our attention between housing and immigration continues
The public feels the Government is getting it wrong on immigration, with negative comments far outweighing positive ones
Housing overtakes immigration as the top issue getting voters’ attention
Fifth of voters nominate housing as most significant issue when asked about Government’s performance
‘The whole immigration thing is a mess’: Irish voters on Government performance
Public were asked about Government’s performance in latest Snapshot poll. Here is what they said
Snapshot poll: Housing is back as the most concerning political issue. Immigration drops to second
Cost of living/inflation and climate change/sustainability tied for third place among respondents to Irish Times Snapshot poll
Immigration or housing the most pressing issues for half of all voters, poll finds
Immigration and housing crowd out all other issues and were clearly prominent in voters’ minds as they cast their votes in the local and European elections
Immigration top issue noticed by voters when asked about Government performance
Voters have negative view of Coalition performance on immigration and housing
Snapshot poll: What the public say
‘Letting too many people into the country and [we] cannot house our own people — wrong direction’
Immigration is the top issue getting voters’ attention ahead of elections
Housing and immigration are the major issues voters have noticed, according to our Snapshot poll
Snapshot poll decoded: Concerns over housing and immigration crowd out other issues
Healthcare trails in distant third place among snapshot poll respondents’ concerns as immigration, mentioned spontaneously by 29 per cent, eclipses even housing
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Voters largely unmoved by resignation of Varadkar and elevation of Harris
Majority make negative comments about changeover in Taoiseach’s office, with just 35% positive
Housing is the top issue for voters, especially those aged 25-34
Almost nine out of 10 voters (88 per cent) who mention housing have a negative view of the Government’s efforts.
Poll analysis: Housing and immigration are making the headlines, but other topics are becoming more prominent
After peaking at 24% in January, mentions of immigration have declined month-on-month, falling to 12% in the latest poll
Core issues of referendums, housing and immigration to the fore among electorate
Participants in snapshot poll unimpressed by how Coalition handled campaign on Family and Care referendums
Snapshot survey: Is the Government making the country go in the right or wrong direction?
Recent referendums have been the main focus of the public’s attention this last month as housing and immigration slip into second and third place
Immigration and housing are the dominant issues for voters, poll finds
Issues such as healthcare, climate change and the war in Gaza draw little interest despite extensive media coverage
Is Ireland going in the right direction? Here’s what poll respondents said
Latest Irish Times/Ipsos B&A Snapshot poll asked respondents to comment on what in Ireland was going in the right direction or the wrong direction. Here are a selection of answers
Immigration top of the list of issues getting the attention of voters in the past month
Continuing prominence of immigration in Snapshot survey comes after moves to discourage both Ukrainian refugees and people seeking asylum from coming to Ireland
The Irish Times view on the Snapshot poll: taking the political temperature
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What is Snapshot? Introducing our new monthly poll designed to track public sentiment
Since data collection for Snapshot began in July last year we have seen stories come and go, concerns rise and fall. With Snapshot the only constant will be change
Surge in prominence of immigration issues, according to new survey
Housing ranks next as a concerning problem, at 19%, with taxes and social policies each at 4%
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