The sharp decline in support for the leaders of the three major Dáil parties, as revealed in the latest Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI opinion poll, indicates that the public has become disillusioned with the kind of political leadership now on offer. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar suffered the biggest decline in satisfaction, dropping eight points since the last poll in October, although he remains the most popular party leader in the country. Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald suffered an almost equally dramatic slump in satisfaction and is down seven points since the last poll. It is notable that the number of undecided voters has risen by five points and now accounts for a quarter of the electorate. This group of voters is clearly not enamoured with any of the parties, big or small, and is there to be won over.

Source: The Irish Times March 07, 2019 04:52 UTC