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Tony Kinlan

Gallagher storms into major lead in latest opinion poll

Sean Gallagher now holds a 12 point lead over Michael D Higgins, according to Red C’s opinion poll for the Sunday Business Post.

SEAN GALLAGHER is now a clear favourite to become the next President of Ireland, according to the latest opinion poll to be published in tomorrow’s newspapers.

The Red C poll, commissioned by the Sunday Business Post, shows that Gallagher now commands the support of some 39 per cent of the public’s electorate – up by some 18 per cent on the last Red C poll published just nine days ago.

Gallagher is now 12 percentage points ahead of his nearest challenger, Labour’s Michael D Higgins, who is on 27 per cent of support – up by 2 per cent from the last poll, which had been commissioned by Paddy Power.

The pair are clearly ahead of the other five candidates, with third-placed Martin McGuinness losing three points to stand on 13 per cent – some 14 points behind the frontrunners.

Gay Mitchell’s campaign continues to flounder, with his support falling by 2 per cent to 8, while David Norris’s campaign has effectively collapsed, halving from 14 per cent to 7 in the space of a week.

The two female candidates, Mary Davis and Dana Rosemary Scallon, are now the two least popular candidates – with Davis now counting on just 4 per cent of voters, down from 9, and Scallon trailing on 2 per cent, down from 5.

Polling for this poll was undertaken between Monday and Wednesday of this week, so it does not account for how voters’ opinions may have changed as a result of Wednesday night’s RTÉ Prime Time debate.

The poll is published nine days after the Paddy Power poll, but its polling was undertaken just a week after the Paddy Power sample.

Sunday Business Post/Red C opinion poll:
(standing in Paddy Power poll from October 6 in brackets)
[standing in SBP poll on Sept 30 in square brackets]

  • Sean Gallagher - 39 (21) [11]
  • Michael D Higgins - 27 (25) [18]
  • Martin McGuinness - 13 (16) [16]
  • Gay Mitchell - 8 (10) [13]
  • David Norris - 7 (14) [21]
  • Mary Davis - 4 (9) [13]
  • Dana Rosemary Scallon - 2 (5) [6]

Caption competition: What has Sean Gallagher been betting on?

More: Gallagher: I haven’t been involved with Fianna Fáil for 18 months

Read: Dana vows to continue Áras campaign despite new allegations over family members

In full: TheJournal.ie’s coverage of the Race for the Áras

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    Apr 26th 2023, 11:05 AM

    Correct me if I’m wrong Minister but isn’t your job finding the solutions? What have you found for us that hasn’t made things worse throughout the creaking system?
    Why is it that Doctors have all the time in the world for private patients and so little for public?
    Why is it that over worked nurses, doctors and other frontline staff are unsupported by the excellent renumeration they so deserve?
    Why are you such an unmitigated failure in your position?
    Was it because we elect people with no apparent qualifications to do jobs that require competence to at least a minimum acceptable level for all in the interests of all?
    Why is it we as a public continue to tolerate failure followed by such serious consequences?

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    Apr 26th 2023, 10:39 AM

    Absolute spoofer. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a minister so out of his depth.

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    Apr 26th 2023, 11:44 AM

    @Brian Dunne: They all are. It’s pathetic being honest.

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    Apr 26th 2023, 11:02 AM

    The best solution would be to remove this muppet from his role as min for health. Should have happened a long time ago

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    Apr 26th 2023, 11:55 AM

    In 2004 I had a stroke, the hospitals were overcrowded then and through successive FF, FG, labour the Greens governments they have done nothing and 2023 is as bad now as it has ever been!

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    Apr 26th 2023, 10:46 AM

    I suppose people could compare their dietary habits to their ancestors and realise that our bodies simply haven’t adapted to our current food options and thus make a few changes. Some of the “western” food option are extremely unhealthy in large quantities.

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    Apr 26th 2023, 10:41 AM

    It seems no does yet all paid the big bucks in the upper levels and government that has managed and created this disaster of a “health care system”

    Next they will be bringing in the canadian style of health service to ease the burden on the system…kill the patients by means of assisted suicide for things that can be fixed…nah just kill’em be easier…ffs

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    Apr 26th 2023, 12:15 PM

    @William slevin: OMG William you’re such a dramatist lol!

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    Apr 26th 2023, 1:28 PM

    “it’s important that we say that significant progress is being made”. He’s very good at saying things but woeful at getting anything actually done.

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    Apr 26th 2023, 11:32 AM

    I’ve lovely cap for Ur head Donnelly haha as hopefully now nice weather is coming,hope it will help ya make better decisions for the PEOPLE OF IRELAND.

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    Apr 26th 2023, 2:42 PM

    “Very significant progress is being made”
    AND
    That nice Mr Watt is getting paid 295K per annum
    So it’s all good….

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    Apr 26th 2023, 3:11 PM

    @chute:”@William slevin: OMG William you’re such a dramatist lol!”

    Am I though…AM I THOUGH…lol but in all seriousness though its a real problem in Canada…could becoming to a hospital near you soon…

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    Apr 27th 2023, 8:59 AM

    @William slevin: no its not William!

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    Apr 30th 2023, 10:25 AM

    Useless egghead

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