Kevin Cunningham - The Evidence

Hate Crime Legislation

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 The data shows a majority

The Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Here follows the details on the Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks poll on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Firstly, there is a majority in favour of a European Defence Agreement. This is consistent with previous data from the Eurobarometer series. It is highest among older people, supporters of Fianna Fáil and

Voting intentions

Mandatory vaccinations: Difficulties for Sinn Féin?

Rising electoral volatility casts doubt on the certainty of the next general election

Something is happening in politics that feels quite important. The latest example of this feature was last month when the Social Democratic Party surged at the very end of a four-year cycle to win the German general election. For decades, political science viewed campaigns as 'full of sound and fury,

How the public feel about the latest restrictions

On Friday the government announced a series of restrictions aimed once again to curb the rise in the number of cases of Covid-19 in Ireland. In response to this announcement Ireland Thinks conducted an opinion poll that evening to test whether the public agreed with these new measures or otherwise.

10 new things about the pandemic from our November 2020 Poll

A number of points are worth making about the latest results in respect of the pandemic. The electorate is significantly more confident in the government’s handling of the pandemic than it has been previously. Confidence in the government's ability to tackle the pandemic has increased to 44% of the

Majority in support of 8th amendment

The latest poll by Ireland Thinks for the Irish Daily Mail indicates that there is a majority in favour of a change to the constitution on abortion. Respondents were asked "If a referendum were held to repeal the 8th amendment that is to make abortion unrestricted during the first 12