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The leaders of the three biggest parties at the final leaders' debate of the election last night Alamy

Fine Gael and Sinn Féin neck-and-neck while Fianna Fáil enjoys slight advantage in new polling

The Business Post has released new polling figures this evening, conducted by Red C, that show Sinn Féin and Fine Gael each receiving 20% of first preference votes.

FINE GAEL AND Sinn Féin are tied in a new pre-election poll, with Fianna Fáil enjoying a slight edge over the other two parties.

The Business Post has released new polling figures this evening, conducted by Red C, that show Sinn Féin and Fine Gael each receiving 20% of first preference votes.

It marks a rise of two percentage points for Sinn Féin but a fall of two points for Fine Gael compared to previous polling.

Meanwhile, Fianna Fáil sits just ahead of the other two on 21%, according to the Business Post’s poll, which was conducted by 20 and 26 November.

Independents are on track to receive 14% of first preference votes, the Social Democrats are on 6%, and the Labour Party are on 4% in the new poll.

The Green Party, Aontú and Independent Ireland are tied on 4% and People Before Profit is on 2%.

The Business Post poll also asked respondents which party they would give their second preference vote.

Fianna Fáil is expected to receive the highest level of second preference votes (21%) followed by Fine Gael (17%) and Sinn Féin (13%).

Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin all have their eyes set on trying to lead the next government but close polling figures could be indicative of complicated coalition talks to come. 

Fine Gael leader Simon Harris, Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin and Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald clashed over issues like housing, justice, and how coalition talks might play out in the final leaders’ debate of the election last night.

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    Feb 14th 2013, 1:20 PM

    Makes the Anglo “deal”, look even worse.

    Unless Ireland can outperform the Euro zone by 1% every year for the next 40 year, inflation will not decrease the burden it will add to it.

    Michael Noonan “forgot” (read refused), to tell us what the banks have legally had to tell us for years, “Past performance is no indication of future performance”.

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    Feb 14th 2013, 1:24 PM

    For the benefit of readers who might not understand what you’re getting at, Eurostat figures put Inflation in the Eurozone at 2.0% in the year to January 2013.

    http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STAT-13-18_en.htm

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    Feb 14th 2013, 1:48 PM

    Basic 101 economics ‘The Law of Diminishing Returns’

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    Feb 14th 2013, 1:40 PM

    Austerity really working I see.

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    Feb 14th 2013, 1:58 PM

    It is working! For the billionaires that is.. their wealth is increasing rapidly.. look it up yourselves.
    Look at the situation from the perspective of its creators.

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    Feb 14th 2013, 1:42 PM

    And is anyone really surprised by this? What exactly is it going to take to make the Germans realise that austerity economics is not working – you can’t cut your way out of a recession.

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    Feb 14th 2013, 2:54 PM

    It’s not entirely bad news for Ireland. It means that interest rates are unlikely to rise at any time in the near future, which will be a relief to anyone who owes any significant debt.

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    Feb 14th 2013, 1:28 PM

    So who profited on the 0.6% debt increase?

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    Feb 14th 2013, 8:38 PM

    The economy dropped 0.6% in the forth quarter of 2012.
    Debt is a different issue. I don’t know understand what you’re saying. ? Sorry

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    Feb 14th 2013, 5:53 PM

    The debt based money system we use is essentially a ponzi scheme. As money is only created through debt and it demands payment with interest it is mathematically impossible to pay down all debts. The system must grow exponentially to feed the new money creation. Unfortunately permanent exponential growth is also mathematically impossible. By taking on the debts of the sick monsters who would enslave us our government has sold us down the river and up the swanny. We can just hope against hope that the system’s bubble reinflates itself long enough for us to dig ourselves out of this. The future of this country depends upon this very dodgy gamble…

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    Feb 14th 2013, 8:43 PM

    Very well said John.

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    Feb 14th 2013, 9:16 PM

    Try telling that Jack Bowden, 2 comments up. He didnt get what I was hinting at.

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    Feb 14th 2013, 10:57 PM

    tin hats for sale, 50 euro.

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