Kevin Cunningham

The chart below shows how current voters of different stripes are considering other parties. It reveals a number of different voter groups. The FF-FG block, the soft left, the harder left (SF & PBP) and the right (Independents & Aontú). FF & FG voters are considering voting within this block

Inspired by the ever-insightful Colin Murphy I wanted to understand how the decline in support for the Green Party was influenced by a 'rural backlash'. So, I had a look at the change in Green Party vote 2019-2024, (focusing on areas where they ran in both elections) and

I'd normally refrain from this sort of 'accuracy' analysis because in reality polls and outcomes can diverge for a whole host of reasons outside of the control of the polling firm. And such analysis doesn't necessarily improve the quality of public opinion polling rather

Use: Free to use with attribution of 'Ireland Thinks'. Or sign up for any updates if you'd like to. Poll details: Final sample size from the below was 2882 (95% confidence interval 1.86%). Uninvited/duplicated participants deleted. Poll was weighted to ensure it is a

There is no doubt that a large section of population remains undecided even at this late stage. The table below illustrates the percentage of survey respondents who indicated that they were "Not sure" in response to the standard voting intention question for these European elections. You will also

Hockeystick surges Increasingly elections are determined by late surges. We only need to look at (1) the recent referendums, which showed the Yes vote unravelling in a matter of days, and (2) the 2020 general election when support for Sinn Féin rose dramatically when the general campaign proper began one

Our latest poll with OffTheBall explores the popularity of a number of options for the job of manager of the Republic of Ireland. Roy Keane was the most popular with 39% opting for Keane, followed by Chris Hughton on 20% and Lee Carsley also on 20%. The bookies favourite for

One question was asked in relation to this particular piece of legislation. The question focused online on the online aspect of the legislation. To understand it in greater detail, in particular with respect to the addition of new protected categories, further research would be required [https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/