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Two cars damaged in another early morning fire in Dublin city centre

Three cars and a house were damaged in a fire just minutes away yesterday morning.

TWO CARS WERE damaged in a fire in Dublin city centre early this morning.

The fire at St Joseph’s Court, Stoneybatter comes after three cars and a house were damaged in a fire just minutes away in Palatine Square yesterday morning.

The Garda Press Office told TheJournal.ie, “Gardaí at Bridewell are investigating criminal damage by fire on two cars at St Josephs Court, Stoneybatter, Dublin 7.”

It happened at around 3.50am and residents were evacuated as a precaution. Nobody was injured in the incident.

Gardai also stated that the cars were towed away for a technical examination.

Éilis Ryan, a Workers’ Party councillor who lives in the Palatine Square estate told this website that the fire in her neighbourhood was “an act of mindless violence”.

Anyone with information about the fire is asked to contact Bridewell Garda Station on 01 666 8200.

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    Mute Gerry Foley
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    Jan 24th 2015, 6:29 PM

    Who the hell are they asking in these polls?!

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    Mute Business Cat
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    Jan 24th 2015, 6:33 PM

    They are a lot more representative than this forum.

    With the most of comments, you’d swear the far-left had 70% of the polls.

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    Mute D H
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    Jan 24th 2015, 6:37 PM

    They ask fg and lab supporters

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    Mute Gerry Foley
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    Jan 24th 2015, 6:49 PM

    Not really, every voter in the country has access to this site. Not just a selected few hundred people chosen from a certain area of Dublin.

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    Mute Paul Carey
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    Jan 24th 2015, 6:59 PM

    It’s hilarious that the shinners accepted without question the opinion results last year when SF were on the rise. But now their validity is being question when the results go the wrong way. You couldn’t make this up.

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    Mute Egg Head
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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:01 PM

    @gerry, Just because everyone has access to this site does not mean this site is in any way representative, as a great many do not not choose to access this site. These polls are very accurate as they ensure a representative cross section of society is polled. Just because you find the results unpalatable does not make the results wrong, it just means your preferences represent a minority opinion in this country.

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    Mute von
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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:04 PM

    @gerry. Thats what i want to know, so many people say they will not vote for either party.

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    Mute Gerry Foley
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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:05 PM

    Sorry. All hail Queen Joan

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    Mute Colm Moran
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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:05 PM

    What a bloody joke Unbelievable.

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    Mute Gerry Foley
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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:07 PM

    Do you really believe that its a minority of this country that are unhappy with Enda and Joan?

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    Mute rory conway
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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:11 PM

    Gerry , you’re spouting rubbish. Just because you don’t agree with the pol doesn’t mean it’s wrong. Hold tight.

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    Mute Spiderman_Irish
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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:14 PM

    Yawn polls and more polls. I wonder can polls take money out of people’s pockets or food out of children’s mouths?

    What Ireland want to hear is:
    1. An influx of industrial wage jobs.
    2. Better services for taxes people pay.

    Otherwise cn we keep the mugshots of Joan, Enda, Gerry et. al. out of the media spotlight because quite frankly their faces are putting me off my dinner…

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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:17 PM

    I don’t see ciarroch or glen or the SF apologists around???!!

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    Mute Gerry Foley
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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:19 PM

    I never said the poll was wrong. 9% for Labour sounds about right! Im just wondering what area they used or how they conducted the poll, would be interesting to know.

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    Mute Odran
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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:22 PM

    @Paul Carey

    This is the first month just after the goverment’s Christmas recess. The government bounce happens everytime every year in this period while opposition drops, temporarily. How much are Fine Gael paying their online bots these days? They need to train you more.

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    Mute James Fingelton
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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:23 PM

    Lets pray to god the country has woken up to to threat of the Lefty loons and SF. Most reasonable people agree we shouldn’t punish those who go out and work hard by giving more money to those who sit on their a**. Too many people cribbing and moaning. Poverty etc is all relative. We have never had it so good. Have a look at a few photos of Ireland 50 years ago, children without shoes etc etc. Now its whether you have a flat screen tv. Economic and jobs growth. Lefty will destroy it.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:28 PM

    James I suggest you look at the CSO figures released last in regards poverty.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:30 PM

    Most people I’ve met who exclaim that ‘we’ve never had it so good’ are usually one of the haves and have mores, or still living at home with mammy and daddy.

    Go down to the capuchin center in smithfield in the morning and tell the few hundred people who depend on a hot meal from there to survive how great they have it.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:33 PM

    James funny you should say that but wasn’t a previous Fine Gael led government dissolved when they tried to bring in a shoe tax?

    I am neither left or right, FG/LAB or FF but the center left policies of FF brought us down. While we were down the right policies of FG drowned out the left policies of LAB and now we are supposed to be thankful because we are moaners and that we never had it so good blah blah because we didn’t have shoes 50 years ago, and

    NOW LOW AND BEHOLD THANK YOU KING ENDA AND QUEEN JOAN we have shoes!!!!

    What next will the gov trolls come up with a Fine Gael and Labour appreciation day??

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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:35 PM

    Are you related to “fingers”?

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    Mute James Fingelton
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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:39 PM

    Norman – poverty is relative. A poverty index in itself is nonsensical. Where is the bar? Who do we compare ourselves against? Surely as the economy improves, we all become wealthier the bar naturally rises. Why not use rural Africa as an index for poverty in the country? Why not use outer Mongolia? We as a country have never had it so good. This is a fact. Every child in this country can go to school. Every child has access to medicare (yes we may say sometimes standards fall). Its pathetic to hear the amount of people moaning. Its a bit bloody tiring to hear “lets tax the rich and all our problems will be solved”. History tells us this is wrong

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    Mute Gerry Foley
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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:43 PM

    @Spiderman – to be fair, credit where credits due, our loving Labour also brought us flat screen TVs. Just last week I got a Phoney Bravia LCD TV. Its great, but halfway through a film, it changes its mind and starts playing some other bullsh*t that it thinks I should watch.

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    Mute Spiderman_Irish
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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:48 PM

    Hahhahaha I like that one.

    What was the name of the film:

    Was it “It’s our way or Frankfurt’s way?”

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    Mute James Fingelton
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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:49 PM

    Spiderman – Who do you think should be running the country then? Considering you are neither left or right? Perhaps having a good moan about those doing their best in the circumstances is your solution. Perhaps accept it is damn hard to run a country and keep all the trolls happy.

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    Mute Donnacha Byrne
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    Jan 24th 2015, 8:11 PM

    I ask myself the same question when I see these polls come out

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    Mute David Murphey
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    Jan 24th 2015, 8:13 PM

    80% of the electorate do not want to see Sinn Fein in government. Up from 76% in last poll.

    (But we do not trust polls)

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    Jan 24th 2015, 8:14 PM

    James it doesn’t matter what you or I or anyone else thinks. We put a vote in the box, it gets counted up and hey presto we have the next lot that are going to tell us:

    -How to live.
    -What new taxes to pay.
    -What things to say Yes or No too.
    -Or whether we will have a job/ money during the lifetime of the gov.

    In terms of having a moan about people doing their best in the circumstances let’s talk about all the families that can’t get a 100k salary and 50k ish expenses. Do people not muddle through doing their best or is it just the government you are talking about?

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    Jan 24th 2015, 8:16 PM

    Exit stage- spot on they can dish it but they can’t take it- this site is dominated by SF keyboard warriors together with a couple of lefty loonies, if you don’t see things their way your abused & slagged off as FG ff labour & all that bull! The tide us turning……

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    Mute michael mc loughlin
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    Jan 24th 2015, 8:17 PM

    they asked me and I said labour.if we hipe them up.they wil go for an election.then we will get them by the ass.

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    Mute Isaac Smyth
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    Jan 24th 2015, 8:19 PM

    Business cat – The reason this site is full of Shinners and Far lefties is because they are majority unemployed and have all day to pr!ck about on the internet. Funded by the working people of course, who are usually Centre-Left or Centre-Right.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 8:22 PM

    Odran you can put whatever spin you like on it, the tide was always going to turn. There is no foundation for your panic laden comments! People will never vote Marxists or anyone else in to power that threatens our democracy & freedom

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    Jan 24th 2015, 8:28 PM

    Most people don’t work of a Saturday Isaac. You must not have a good job or you’d know that lol.

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    Mute Paul Carey
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    Jan 24th 2015, 8:42 PM

    Spider-Man. This website is accessible all week, not just on Saturdays.

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    Mute Charles Fogarty
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    Jan 24th 2015, 8:44 PM

    Christ. The comments on here are soul destroying. No room for objectivity or an ability/want to have a logical and reasonable discussion. The majority don’t even seem to know why they support who they support just that it isn’t one of the other ones.

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    Mute Spiderman_Irish
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    Jan 24th 2015, 8:49 PM

    What are the gov paying you to go on Journal and add pro government comments?

    Must be a nice tidy sum.

    Charles you are right. No objectivity whatsoever..

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    Mute Derek Poutch
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    Jan 24th 2015, 9:37 PM

    Threatens our democracy and freedom. Where is this democracy you talk about? When you vote someone in who say they will do something then do the exact opposite.As for freedom are we not under Germanys spell until we get our financial house in order ( not that we ever will with this debt).So you have to ask yourself who is threatening our democracy and freedom.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 10:37 PM

    Yawn !!!

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    Jan 24th 2015, 10:40 PM

    You sound worried ? taxing the rich ! Is that what’s worrying you

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    Jan 25th 2015, 12:02 AM

    Yet another brand new trolling account, eh, “fingelton “. Week end shift at fg troll hq? BTW wealth is also relative and our current wealthy folk are rich beyond the dreams of avarice. THEY also have never had it so good, and plan on keeping it that way. “the lefties will ruin everything ” – I have such a pain in me hole listening to that.

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    Jan 25th 2015, 12:14 AM

    Lefty Loons, the PC Brigade, Yawn.

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    Jan 25th 2015, 12:17 AM

    Lefty Loons again. The lack of imagination on the right is never less than startling.

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    Mute Michael Sands
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    Jan 25th 2015, 12:26 AM

    With stones lol.

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    Jan 25th 2015, 12:49 AM

    Well Gerry, It has to be F.G /L supporters. Who else would want to increase their support?

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    Mute Bobby Phelan
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    Jan 25th 2015, 1:45 AM

    Gerry ure right.Who and where was it done sounds like tripe to me.Very suspicious does any body know who owns the paper it was released on.

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    Jan 25th 2015, 7:50 PM

    well you have.

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    Mute Dermot Hayes
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    Mar 14th 2015, 7:58 PM

    that is bull—prove it. slan

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    Jan 24th 2015, 6:48 PM

    Wtf nearly one in five voted for Fianna Fáil We r doomed

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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:29 PM

    A bit awkward when you realise Brian Lenihan almost saved us all. Let’s hope the future ruling parties have honest, smart, hard-working men like Lenihan. Irrespective of who gets in, we need good heads. We will thrive now with weak euro for the next 2-3 years! Going left wing will be a backward step…

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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:32 PM

    I think it was Mary Harney who stated the Irish people have a memory of two weeks when it comes to politics.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:56 PM

    Think you misread Honohan’s comments. The damage had already been done, much of it on BL’s watch, BL came nowhere near saving us.

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    Mute Gavin Scott
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    Jan 24th 2015, 8:02 PM

    Sure, and Mary L and Gerry would saved the day? It was an impossible situation. You ever see the movie with Ewan McGregor and family in Thailand floods? Impossible. Unpossible for you mate!

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    Jan 24th 2015, 8:23 PM

    Unbel-fkn-ievable…

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    Jan 24th 2015, 10:24 PM

    Didn’t lenehan call it the cheapest bailout in history? It’s a strong custom not to speak ill of the dead but it’s as bad also to heap praise where it is not due.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 11:25 PM

    Serious point, well done

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    Jan 24th 2015, 11:50 PM

    Look at the decrepit heads on them there ready for retirement……who cares.

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    Jan 25th 2015, 11:03 AM

    Brian Lenihan was out of his depth, should never have been appointed as finance minister ad betrayed the citizens of this country. Fcuk off with you pathetic attempt to rewrite history.

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    Mute Ciaran Morgan
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    Jan 25th 2015, 11:05 AM

    So do you have information the rest of us don’t have Gavin Scott? Were you in the room with Biffo and Lenihan?

    Lenihan screwed us all.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 6:28 PM

    It seems that Gerry and Mary Loo climaxed too soon. #sinnfeinfail

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    Mute Charles Fogarty
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    Jan 24th 2015, 6:36 PM

    You know the election is in April of NEXT year, right?

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    Jan 24th 2015, 6:39 PM

    You’re shooting the load over enda and Joan a tad premature yourself Paul.

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    Mute Charles Fogarty
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    Jan 24th 2015, 6:46 PM

    A year out from the election Pontius. After the scandal from before Christmas it was clear they would lose a lot of support. Freefall was being attached to Labour and FG less than 12 months ago.

    Plenty of electioneering to be done in the next 15 months.

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    Mute Paul Carey
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    Jan 24th 2015, 6:46 PM

    Dermot. Of course the main problem for SF is that they won’t even get 20% of the seats with 20% of the votes as they are not transfer friendly. Also when the undecideds make up their minds they will opt in the most part for the constitutional parties. Finally of course a large portion of SF supporters probably won’t be bothered to vote.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 6:53 PM

    The shinners were telling us a few months ago that there would be an election immediately. Now they seem quite happy that it will be next year so that they can “rebuild”.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:20 PM

    I think you’re spot on about Mary Lou. Also think that is the end of any serious move by SF if she becomes as unpalatable as Adams has for most people. Never felt they would gain any serious traction as a party, like some in opposition, by jumping on the populist vote but thought they might become a serious player if they kept the slow burn going.

    A LOT can still happen but if FG/FF do the dirty, which lets face it they have no other option, than i can’t see anything else that is even plausible. Although…

    # RebootIreland!….what a bunch of wa*k that was…

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    Mute Michael Fitzpatrick
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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:30 PM

    Looks like that career change Joan was planning may be put on hold….
    http://heraldypress.com/joan-burton-to-quit-politics-for-fitness-career/

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    Jan 24th 2015, 8:29 PM

    Another 100000 marching on the dail on the 31st hardly makes for a quiet period? This story is wishful thinking

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    Jan 24th 2015, 8:39 PM

    Wow that will be 3 times bigger than the last march. That will surely bring down the government

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    Jan 24th 2015, 8:42 PM

    Whatever about shinners. What does it say about us as a nation when this governments popularity actually increases. That is truly scary.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 9:17 PM

    Michael Mc Carthy ringing up Radio1 today and having a hissy fit about Simon Coveney and his remarks about a FG/FF coalition.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 9:46 PM

    Perhaps wiser people know that there is no magic SF wand or fairy tale economics and that the road to recovery is painful regardless of who is in power. Ireland is as relative to the European economy as a pimple on an elephants arse. We firstly need to create jobs to create revenue to apply more social justice . That is not to say I trust FG Lab to share that benefit but I as sure as hell don’t trust the, thugs from West Belfast with this great Nations future

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    Jan 24th 2015, 10:13 PM

    What do you mean ‘another 100,000′. There was never a first one. You mean the 30,000? Also that’s quite small when you measure it against the population like me that don’t go on the match and choose to work. 30,000 out of population 4,500,000. That’s not the people talking. That’s a small minority

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    Jan 25th 2015, 12:11 AM

    You wish PP.

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    Jan 25th 2015, 12:33 AM

    We are a great nation whilst being a pimple on an elephant’s arse? That makes sense – down with the lefties :-D

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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:49 PM

    As both of them have continually stated when their poll ratings have been worse ” The only poll that counts is the one at the ballot box” Let’s wait and see.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 8:09 PM

    Agreed

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    Jan 24th 2015, 8:20 PM

    Bang on Mark, every party loves the polls when they cast them in a good light but not when they poll poor.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 6:33 PM

    Don’t be fooled by Government spin, instead reflect on what we had to suffer under these two sheisters since they came to power

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    Jan 24th 2015, 6:35 PM

    How is an independent poll government spin?

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    Mute Business Cat
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    Jan 24th 2015, 8:03 PM

    Reasons!

    He’s angry damn it….. It doesn’t have to make sense.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 6:33 PM

    Why does the headline say “MORE”?
    What other good news was there?
    I thought half the country are protesting about something or other.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 6:37 PM

    The last opinion from a couple of weeks ago also showed rises for FG.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 6:42 PM
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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:01 PM

    @Nicky. That is pure spin. The same news as last week is not new “MORE” good news.
    If I was told by one person last week that I was getting a pay rise and another told me the same news this week I would not get any MORE.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:09 PM

    The Government received one piece of good news from the first opinion poll. This opinion poll gave them a second piece of good news. Now they have one more piece of good news than they did last week.

    You say ‘spin’, but these these opinion polls can go either way, and frequently are not favourable to the Government parties.

    Nicky

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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:16 PM

    Nicky one question to you the author is can you update the location of the place/ places where the polls took place?

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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:22 PM

    Spider-man please look up how opinion polls are conducted. They are representative samples and scientific in nature. Quite a few people showing their ignorance here.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:27 PM

    I don’t know why you are jumping down my throat I just asked a simple question of what part of the country are these polls done?

    I hear Sinn Féin jumping way up before Christmas and now FG/ LAB are up but who is giving Red C and the other polls this information?

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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:36 PM

    By all means Paul save me the time and effort of going through the Red C Poll webpage and explain how the polls work. But then again stats only work when people eligible to vote only know the ones the gov spins eh?

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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:46 PM

    I had a look at it Paul and it seems reasonable enough. They do it all by phone and ring random numbers based on an algorithm that is based on the census figures in 2011. They aim to target at least 25 percent of adults.

    The only issue that I have is that the last census was again in 2011. There is almost 4 years of a difference between back then and now and people’s situation and demograph could indeed has shifted. I think we should ignore these polls they seem very fickle and subject to fluctuations tbh. It’s a bit like asking the same question over and over again and expecting different results and not factoring the time that has passed into the equation when comparing last month’s poll to this month’s poll.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 8:03 PM

    But yet in most election cases they are very accurate.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 8:19 PM

    As long as they say what you want it to say Paul eh?

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    Jan 25th 2015, 12:30 AM

    The Seanad referendum the Red C Poll was the opposite of the vote and Red C is suppose to be the most accurate of all of them?
    Tell people something is popular and that will make it popular here?

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    Jan 25th 2015, 2:02 AM

    Nick why dont the journal do a poll.It should go like this._.Who do you think should get into government next then name all parties and groups that are running and let us really see how a modern age poll works

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    Jan 24th 2015, 6:35 PM

    Now they are back in the dail after their usual long christmas break expect to see these improved ratings fall again.Then we will have the mini budget to cover the cost of the irish conservation pay off and of course we have the small matter of no debt forgiveness or seismic shift…..

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    Mute Jason
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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:13 PM

    While Paul Murphy TD decides to take a paid for by the taxpayer holiday to Greece, even after all those holidays.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:21 PM

    Jason aren’t all politicians travel including government TDs paid for by the taxpayer in some way or another?

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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:22 PM

    Sure didn’t Enda head off to Davos did you see the cost of burgers there?

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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:52 PM

    But what is to be gained by Murphy going to Greece to rub shoulders with a fellow left wing loon? Hardly good use of tax payers money.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 9:13 PM

    Paul I didn’t comment as to the reason for Murphy ‘ s trip, just pointed out a fact.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 6:32 PM

    Is it just me or is she looking more and more like Colin montgomerie’s evil twin sister?

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    Jan 24th 2015, 6:29 PM

    Yawnnnnn…..

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    Mute Kathy Dowd
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    Jan 24th 2015, 6:39 PM

    These polls mean absolutely nothing if the survey was done on another street or area chances are that it would read completely differently. Elvis would lead the poll with the Easter bunny running a close second. It the simple principles of ratio.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:14 PM

    The SBP Red C poll is the most respected of all of these opinion polls. Believe it or not, this is genuinely a fair reflection in people’s preferences. Just because many n here in the Journal comments section don’t like the result, it doesn’t make it any less true

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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:34 PM

    Kathy, statistics isn’t your thing, right?

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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:48 PM

    @will I was aiming for sarcasm, clearly not your thing, I thought for sure Elvis the Easter bunny and ratio additions would of made that clear. But thanks for the slapped ar*e!!!!!

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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:53 PM

    Kathy is that Paul Murphy with you in the photo?

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    Jan 24th 2015, 8:11 PM

    @Paul Carey no it’s not, unlike some people on here that hide behind stupid pictures and fake profiles, that’s me and my husband, we’ve been married for 24yrs and have 3 fantastic sons. I put my face and name to all my comments not like some of the cowards on here

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    Jan 24th 2015, 8:11 PM

    @Paul

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    Jan 24th 2015, 8:11 PM

    Losing the will to live, it is obvious certain people don’t realise the importance of research before posting.
    Here it is, 30 seconds is all it took to get this info:
    To ensure the sample is totally representative we use an approach called random digit dialling (RDD) to create a random database of telephone numbers. By doing this we are able to ensure we reach all telephone households, including those that are ex-directory. It is also important when conducting a poll that you account of all households, including mobile only households that now make up at least 25% of all adults. Half of our sample are interviewed using an RDD landline sample, with the other half conducted using an RDD mobile phone sample, this ensures 98% coverage of the population reaching landline only households, mobile only households and those with both a landline and a mobile. Quotas are then set on demographics such as age, gender, social class and region to ensure that the people we speak to are representative of all adults aged 18+, based on the very latest Census statistics. – See more at: http://www.redcresearch.ie/polling#sthash.bEB0ZvuB.dpuf

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    Jan 24th 2015, 8:21 PM

    @paul carey..at least kathy has the grace to show herself……not like you …coward

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    Jan 24th 2015, 8:52 PM

    Oh Dermot, I have clearly upset you.
    Or is the poll causing you to go into a fit of rage?
    Deep breaths….

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    Jan 25th 2015, 11:09 AM

    PAul Carey your’e an idiot.

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    Jan 25th 2015, 12:48 PM

    Name calling is the last resort of the inarticulate.

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    Mute Mike
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    Jan 24th 2015, 6:44 PM

    If they did a survey in Tallaght or Finglas S.F would be top. 1000 people surveyed is not a true reflection of the electorate. Who did they survey, what areas?

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    Jan 24th 2015, 6:57 PM

    Mike, its called a countrywide poll. that’s a clue, take it you have a small brain.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:10 PM

    Some genius commentary Mike..! Luckily the survey is a countrywide one. If they did a survey in south Dublin /rest of the country SF wouldn’t come out on top. Fingers crossed Ireland has woken up to the dangers of SF and the loony left. They make me sick with their populist dribble. “Lets tax the people who work hard and hand it out to those who don’t”.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:24 PM

    This Greek election is also coming at a great time. When Syriza ultimately fail with their pathetic anti-austerity rhetoric, it’ll act as a pretty cruel reality check to the sunshine Sinn Fein/Hard Left supporters in this country

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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:25 PM

    Sure but James that is what the current government is doing tax wise….

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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:33 PM

    Kerry – nothing compared to what Gerry, Mr Murphy and that rabble would like to do. A government can’t be too far left or too far right. It has to land somewhere in the middle. this is what this government is doing. I for one think they are doing a good job. I have friends returning because there are jobs now available. Students first thoughts aren’t “we have to go abroad to work”. If the loopy left come in, make us uncompetitive we will be right back to where we were. Lets not undo the good work done to date

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    Jan 24th 2015, 8:08 PM

    Oh Christ, educate yourself before posting. Red C have a great website, look it up.

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    Jan 25th 2015, 12:38 AM

    What a nasty, bitter little creep. You wish ill on the Greeks and insult them about matters which are none of your business. This pathological hatred of anything to the left of mussolini will eventually damage your health. Grow up.

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    Mute M Bowe
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    Jan 25th 2015, 11:16 AM

    What other demographic is used by red c polls. Is income, employment, education, home ownership, etc used to get an even spread of social standing with these 1000 persons surveyed?

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    Mute Trevor Beale
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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:00 PM

    I believe the results of that poll, as much as I believe anything out of Enda’s mouth!!

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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:16 PM

    Yet SF on the rise last year was believable.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:24 PM

    Are you obsessed with SF?

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    Jan 24th 2015, 6:38 PM

    I was swaying to give sf a vote, if it materialised.
    However I dont believe now they have the bottle for government.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 6:44 PM

    I don’t believe any of them have any bottle. And if they ever had they threw it out of their pram a long time ago

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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:45 PM

    @ David “However I dont believe now they have the bottle for government.”

    You know they’re in government in the north, right?

    If they can govern alongside the unionists, I’m sure they can handle the lilly livered weasels they’d face as an opposition.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 8:05 PM

    Were jammin. It is very easy to run the north when their problems are sent to the south under the cover of darkness.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 8:14 PM

    We know they lack the bottle because they said so.

    “We won’t be a minority coalition partner”

    Ergo: opposition forever….

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    Jan 24th 2015, 8:38 PM

    So, refusing to go into power as a junior partner because you’d compromise your principles too much is ‘lacking bottle’ in your world is it?

    Guess the greens must have had SOOOOO much bottle by that measure….

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    Jan 24th 2015, 8:58 PM

    Aren’t you always verbally masturbating over the compromise ‘government’ of NI?

    In their heart of hearts the Shinners know they have neither the stomach or the wit to make do on their rhetoric.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 6:50 PM

    This government are like a chocolate pudding in the oven ..Once they’re taken out, they will collapse in a sad heap of gooey dark brown stuff ..

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    Jan 24th 2015, 6:58 PM

    What about the effects of the full whack of ‘property tax’ that will be be forced from us this year ?

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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:06 PM

    The must have called these people that called Enda to say they were amazed at how much extra money was in the pay packet.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 6:39 PM

    I reckon it will be a FG FF LAB coalition.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 6:48 PM

    There’s just over a year until the election. Anything can change between now and then. It might be interesting to see how the ratings go after April when the first water bills start arriving with people. Then comes the broadcasting charge in 2016 followed by Universal Health Insurance (UHI).

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    Jan 24th 2015, 8:40 PM

    @Pontius Pilatus:
    FF/FG just F OFF!

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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:04 PM

    Our ‘politicians’ are largely irrelevant given the Troika run the country.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:15 PM

    They left about a year ago. And the IMF have been paid back.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 8:57 PM

    When a party announces 20’000 job to go and social welfare to be cut 120 miles up the road and the same party calls redundancies and social welfare cuts in the Republic austerity then people soon wake up. Thus -4% as voters see through their spoofing. That’s a drop of 16% of their voters since last opinion poll

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    Jan 24th 2015, 6:51 PM

    It’s more like the Easter bunny and the tooth fairy conducted these polls !!….It’s the only way the two Government parties can steady the backbenchers !!…

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    Jan 24th 2015, 9:40 PM

    Signs that people are wising up to Sinn Fein/IRA’s empty populist rhetoric?

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    Jan 24th 2015, 8:52 PM

    The poll is a reflection of the successful economic turnaround this government has achieved. People are starting to see the benefits of the tough decisions made. SF rise was always a protest vote. Many more coming to realise that a SF government would put all we’ve worked for at risk. About time…

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    Jan 24th 2015, 10:29 PM

    O,reilly you must be living the life of reilly.If you think the sf vote was only a protest vote you are delusional.How many times I have heard that f–king phrase tough decisions been made,is insulting to the majority of people who have suffered austerity.Then this new mantra “starting to see the benefits”, I have yet to meet anyone who have seen these “benefits”.As for polls the only poll I want to see is a general election and then we wont have people on hear claiming untruths.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 10:38 PM

    Derek, the signs are there. Incontrovertible evidence that the economy has improved and will continue to improve. Just because you’re not feeling it doesn’t mean it isn’t happening. We have the fastest growing economy in Europe. We had net immigration last year. Unemployment in single digits. Pay increases in both public and private sectors this year. Consumer confidence and spending is up. SME’s are projecting a good year and intend to recruit. Tourism is up YOY. Holiday bookings abroad for this month are up significantly. Car sales are up significantly.

    But I suppose if you and you’re mate’s aren’t feeling it, then it’s all shite…

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    Jan 24th 2015, 8:30 PM

    Horse shi-e !! More media lies ..

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    Jan 24th 2015, 8:46 PM

    What feckin benefits from the budget I’m down €47 PW because of the budget so how can we be benefitting cmon journal stop giving these fools encouragement who in their right mind is gonna vote FG and Labour again jeez were do they get these polls

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    Jan 24th 2015, 9:04 PM

    Your down €2,500 per year?

    How?

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    Jan 24th 2015, 8:47 PM

    How could anyone vote for Lucinda’s party, with no name, no policies etc. Must be idiots polled unreliable.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 9:20 PM

    Everyone relax – you can be sure calamity will come a calling for Enda & the chancers soon. Opinion polls are pointless really – the next GE will deliver a truer opinion and fools such as paul carey & co will be extremely quiet on this forum.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 9:48 PM

    A lot of shinners taking this poll very badly. Relax, it doesn’t spell the total demise of SF, yet.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 9:31 PM

    Woe is me. The lying two faced fg fake and lap dogs labour up in polls. Seriously please tell these people to stop drinking the tap water. Its either that or they are surveying labour and fg family and friends and bankers and their families. Its plausible. Don’t believe for one second any self respecting Irish person would even consider these idiots in an election. Kenny flying off to sickly rich party living lavish lives and laughing at Irish people. 35 grand is the minimum wage people and how do you people have expensive phones? And the Irish went mad spending. Wake the hell up the fickle.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:29 PM

    Horses head Joan she screwed the labour party movement .

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    Jan 24th 2015, 6:48 PM

    Excellent news, I hope this encourages the Govt to give the people an opportunity to endorse their actions on our behalf?

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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:07 PM

    That’s one feking scary picture. . Save that one for Halloween..scare the shite out the kids. .

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    Jan 24th 2015, 8:31 PM

    The ebbing shinner support. Almost as nice as this cup of tea I’m sipping. Almost.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 8:01 PM

    We deserve to be in the position we are when people keep support with two parties that have completely failed miserably in government.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 8:37 PM

    As Victor Meldrew
    said, “I don’t believe it!”

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    Jan 24th 2015, 7:58 PM

    O god no. Who in the hell believes them polls

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    Jan 24th 2015, 10:08 PM

    This is crap…. ITS ALL LIES!!!!!!!!
    LIES LIES LIES
    LIES

    LIES

    LIES

    LIES

    LIES

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    Jan 24th 2015, 10:12 PM

    If you don’t agree with it, it must be lies!

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    Jan 24th 2015, 8:50 PM

    When people feel the pain of a falling euro, increasing the cost of living, to benefit the banksters, support for FG/Labour will crumble. As regards SF they like FG will not even appear on the peoples debate with Vinnie. What a disappointment they are becoming.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 10:18 PM

    Improving polls. Improving economy.

    FG have delivered.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 11:52 PM

    Right, any ideas about how unbiased a poll by a newspaper Denis O’Brien has shares in will be? Might has well have just thrown dice to come up with the results. Lets try tarot the next time? When are they going to realise that the public are no longer buying the crap they’re selling!

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    Jan 24th 2015, 6:43 PM

    How?

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    Jan 24th 2015, 11:55 PM

    Latest poll! Chicken Coupe secure!! New poll states that 98% of chckens would vote for foxes to be in charge!.. 2% sitting on fence!
    Give me a break!…..

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    Jan 24th 2015, 9:10 PM

    Selective statistics are always fascinating.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 6:57 PM

    Is it worth my while? Ah, I will – bollocks “.

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    Jan 25th 2015, 12:20 AM

    Stockholm syndrome comes to mind unless people are falling for what they are told unless either they have very short memories?

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    Jan 25th 2015, 12:24 AM

    I have never in my life been asked to do any of these polls…

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    Mute Gus Sheridan
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    Jan 24th 2015, 10:53 PM

    The only poll that we need is the one at the next election! Then watch these traitors scatter!

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    Jan 24th 2015, 10:16 PM

    Up 6%…and that’s before the benefit of the better pay packets is felt at month end. 14 months to the GE. FG/Lab coalition is on the cards again.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 10:34 PM

    Regardless of what Willie O Dea said, they are all prostitutes.

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    Jan 25th 2015, 2:08 AM

    Must have been 1000 people who have no bills to pay!

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    Jan 24th 2015, 11:18 PM

    General Election by July I’d say.

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    Jan 24th 2015, 8:54 PM

    They look like Dustin and Socky

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    Jan 25th 2015, 2:43 AM

    I dont believe there are that many traitors in this country , that would vote for such an evil anti Irish anti people party as FG ….they are the liver flukes of the world ….and they distroy all but the rich and powerful elites, anyone who thinks they work for us is deluded…you may as well vote for hitler !!

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    Mute Paul Carey
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    Jan 25th 2015, 7:46 AM

    I didn’t hear any of the shinners question the polls last year when they showed SF rising in support. But now of course these polls cannot be believed. There must be a conspiracy against SF orchestrated by FG, the IMF, the British Government or somebody.

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    Mute Ciaran Morgan
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    Jan 25th 2015, 11:11 AM

    Up 3 down 1 etc etc. When you factor in the margin of error (usually 3%) government support has stagnated, despite the paltry tax reduction.

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    Mute Tom
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    Jan 24th 2015, 9:53 PM

    Suck it bitches!

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    Mute Linda Hughes
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    Jan 24th 2015, 11:12 PM

    I didn’t know they could vote for themselves

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    Mute Michael Sands
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    Jan 25th 2015, 12:22 AM

    What the government says and the reality of it is crazy and opposite?
    http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0122/674778-labour-charter/

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    Mute Luke Pepper
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    Jan 24th 2015, 9:58 PM

    How??

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    Mute Kevin Doyle
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    Jan 25th 2015, 4:05 AM

    About time the electorate realised the current government has got us out of a serious hole…and I’m not an FG/LAB hack

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    Mute Bobby Phelan
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    Jan 25th 2015, 2:27 AM

    Do a journal poll

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    Mute Tom
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    Jan 25th 2015, 10:35 AM

    Do a Journal poll. That will confirm how many SF keyboard warriors populate this site.

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    Jan 25th 2015, 9:56 AM

    Simple explanation for this!!!! This poll was conducted in the dail bar During the IW Debate!!! Nearly had me going there,that thick inbred paddy would vote for FG FF or LAB?????? Would he????? Sure didn’t he fix the roads????

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    Jan 25th 2015, 12:36 PM

    Labour wanted to lock out public servants who wouldn’t agree to a third set of pay cuts. We all know where they learnt that trick. Would you vote for William Martin Murphy

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    Mute Tom
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    Jan 25th 2015, 10:28 AM

    At then of the day, FG were on 22% in one poll just one year before the last election. The best is yet to come.
    Govt will be FG/Lab with similar FG seats and fewer Lab seats or possibly FG/ind. FF/SF alliance inevitable. Only FG and Lab actually have policies.

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    Jan 25th 2015, 8:18 PM

    they have policies, like robin hood in reverse, they rob the poor to pay the rich, luckily a group they find themselves in.

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    Jan 25th 2015, 8:16 PM

    its hard to believe that the finebots are creaming in their trousers over a 24% showing in the polls.
    the truth is that there has always been a hardcore support fo f.g of around 20%. this hardcore vote support blindly regardless of their policies. This poll like every other poll is irrelevant otherwise, why don’t we save ourselves the expense of an election and just carry out a poll.

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    Mute Michael Sands
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    Jan 26th 2015, 1:03 AM

    Get Vlad the Impaler to do the polls now?

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