Sunday Times B&A Poll tonight
FG 34 +3
FF 31 +4
SF 14 -5
Lab 3 -1
Sol/PBP 3 +2
Ind All 3 nc
Green 2 nc
SocDem 1 nc
Ind 8 -4
Bad for Indos, Labour & Sinn Fein. Fine Gael & Fianna Fail must be happy with that. Polls are a snapshot in time we all know and understand this but they cannot and should not be dismissed out of hand.
From this Poll it tells me that Ireland is heading back to the Centre ground which echoes bad news for the far left especially with FF & FG back to 65+ % is proof of that. Times of recession look gone and the PBP types have no voice with people as unemployment falls taking people back to work and having some what more money in their pockets. In addition what has to be pointed out is with this Poll FF have to be delighted with that figure especially after FG had their conference this weekend. Sinn Féin have taken a hit too and Ireland is now heading back to Celtic Tiger times and Centerist Politics as prople are now seeing light at the end of a very dark tunnell, politically speaking that is.
For me the Far Left PBP/AAA/Solidarity and partly SF must be worried as they had times of austerity and never really made a breakthrough into Irish Political Leadership rolls in Leinster House. Labour are fucked, I mean done, gone out of here, 3%, ouch!! Howlin is a horrid little man and he will never bring Labout back to the hay days of 20+ seats, SF own that vote now.