As this poll demonstrates, the Irish Government has serious political problems. But those problems are not coming from the right.
A “meh” on all your houses.
Politics is not actually conducted for your benefit.
Fine Gael lowest since 1994
We don’t trust them, but we think they’re essential all the same.
With fears of a Trump-induced recession and global instability, the Irish voter appears to be very much in a “don’t rock the boat” mood.
The stunning thing here, really, is that the polling consistently now has Sinn Fein on course to lose seats, rather than gain them, at the next election.
All most of these people want is reasonable limits on immigration, and more homes for their own kids. And there isn’t a candidate in the land with a shot at taking power who is willing to offer that formulation.
The public may well share the concerns of those protesting on the specific issue of immigration, but on almost every other cultural touchstone the public is more aligned with the mainstream.
Seven in ten Scots Christians claimed to have experienced prejudice themselves.
The picture will change over the coming weeks inevitably for a few reasons.
To the extent that Fine Gael is winning back votes, it is winning them back from people who want to see some change, but not loads of change.