Comments on: Red C Poll

By: Why are Fianna Fail going on the Labour offensive? at Irish Election

Why are Fianna Fail going on the Labour offensive? at Irish Election — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 12:09:36 +0000

[...] McDowell has seen all the polls and he’s come to the same realisation we all have; month after month, irregardless of who is up and who is down one reality exists; a FF/Lab Government is the clearest and most straight-forward possibility. Even in the latest Red C poll, which saw Labour at their lowest point since the polls began, a FF/Lab union comes to 49% (compared to FF/PD at 42% and FG/Lab at 33%… The Greens would bring FF/PD to 50% – although this is an unlikely marriage – and would bring FG/Lab to 41%). On the flip-side, Rabbitte sees the PD’s on their knees and is only too happy to try to help Enda finish them off; after all, if FG can take PD voters it will make the “alternative” coalition’s route to power much easier and would let Rabbitte dodge a bullet when it comes to the FF issue. [...]

By: Limerick Lad

Limerick Lad — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 18:26:55 +0000

What’s a voter to do? It seems that no matters what happens “the party of corrupton” cannot be removed from office no matter what wrong doing is exposed, I despair when I see the results of these polls, only because I strongly believe that some day the people of Ireland will wake up to the folly of their ways do I continue to vote.

By: Brian Boru

Brian Boru — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 02:24:10 +0000

The transfer patterns are as follows according to the poll:

Fahy to Grealish: 24%
O’Cuiv to Grealish: 11%
Crowe to Grealish: 3%
Healy-Eames (FG) to Grealish: 26%
Michael D (Labour) to Grealish: 11%
Ó Ceannabháin, Colm (Sinn Fein) to Grealish: 3%
Walsh (FG) to Grealish: 9%

O’Carroll (SF) to O’Brollcháin: 7%
Connolly (Ind) to O’Brollcháin: 11%
O’Cuiv (FF) to O’Brollcháin: 7%
Fahey(FF) to O’Brollcháin: 3%
Grealish(PD) to O’Brollcháin: 7%
Healy-Eames(FG) to O’Brollcháin: 3%
Michael D (Lab) to O’Brollcháin: 37%

Here are links to the transfer patterns:
http://www.rte.ie/news/features/election2007/polls/nuachtgalwaywpollreport.doc

By: Simon

Simon — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 02:07:46 +0000

I would be inclinded to believe you Brian. Also Brollchain is mayor now. A year of high profileness will put him over the top.

By: Brian Boru

Brian Boru — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 02:03:42 +0000

Encouraging news today from Galway West in a TNS/MRBI poll indicating Grealish (PD) will hold the PD seat here with 9% of the vote and heavy transfers from FF. 37% of Labour’s transfers are going to O’Brollcháin but FG voters are steering clear of the Greens. In fact, many Blueshirts are again transferring to the PDs, presumably still fearing “Single Party Govt” despite FG assertions that it already exists following Bertiegate. Either O’Brollcháin, FG or FF will win the last seat. FG vote down to 15% from 17% in 2002, FF vote up 6% to 48%. One proviso though: It would be very wise of the PD not to stand a second-candidate here because the Green is only 1% behind Grealish. They ran 3 last time and it worked, but O’Brollcháin was weaker then. My prediction:

2 FF, 1 Labour, 1 PD, 1 Green.

Confirmation of FG’s increasing irrelevance.

By: Joe Momma

Joe Momma — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 21:39:25 +0000

“(outside of their tactics against the war in Iraq in the Dáil ie. putting up posters although its not allowed)”
That doesn’t ring a bell – what posters are you referring to?

By: Fool On A Stool

Fool On A Stool — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 19:28:09 +0000

But polls are still legitimate news in themselves because they let us gauge how well the parties are doing at communicating their respective messages to people.

By: Seán

Seán — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 17:30:17 +0000

“i must say although im a labour voter im liking the greens more and more”

So am I, but are they an environmenalist cult though? They need to rationalise a lot of their environmental policies. Its not healthy for people to be obsessed about the environment above other social issues, although I respect that the 6 GP TD’s are good all around (outside of their tactics against the war in Iraq in the Dáil ie. putting up posters although its not allowed).

By: mollie malone

mollie malone — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 08:34:05 +0000

simon
thanks for the tip about the green party and the spraying of mushrooms
i read that and anyone interested in food production would be too.
we need to hear if this is the usual practice and where are mushrooms on sale that
are not sprayed

it is the same company paying way below the minimum wage by the way, the workers spoke on pat kennys show interviewed by dermot boucher -hayes
some worker spoke of the effect the spray on the mushrooms had on their skin and how it caused coughing.
if they wanted to protect their hands they could buy gloves on the premises for 7.50 a pair out of their lousy wages – not really a runner -at two euro an hour
i must say although im a labour voter im liking the greens more and more

By: Simon

Simon — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 22:18:34 +0000

actually I think the greens posted a press release on it. oh wait no that is about chemicals in mushrooms http://www.greenparty.ie/news/latest_news/sargent_questions_mushroom_practice

Polls are becoming a bit much these days but taken on the whole they are very interesting but single polls are not really. it is cheap populist journalism most times. But hey first rule of media “give the people what they want”