Simon Coveney has admitted he was aware that members of his Cork South Central constituency posed as independent pollsters. Eamon Ryan's party says the practice of using fake pollsters to canvass voters may have taken place over ten years ago. The Taoiseach said his party's use of fake pollsters "should not have happened." The Taoiseach said his party's use of fake pollsters "should not have happened." Mr Ó Broin confirmed party members were asked to portray themselves as pollsters using IDs to collect information for him in Dublin Mid-West.

Source: Irish Examiner June 09, 2021 19:09 UTC