THE SATISFACTION RATING for the government stands at 47% (-3), according to a Behaviour & Attitudes/Sunday Times opinion poll.

The poll also shows that Fine Gael remains the most popular political party in the country, with 33% support (+1), compared to 25% (-2) for Fianna Fáil and 21% (+2) for Sinn Féin.

Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar is the most popular party leader at 53% (-6), followed by Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald and Fianna Fáil’s Micheál Martin – who both have 51% support (+5 and -4 respectively since the last poll). Labour’s Brendan Howlin has 45% support (-1).

We want to know: Which of these four party leaders do you prefer?

Poll Results:

Mary Lou McDonald (5940)

Leo Varadkar (5176)

None of the above (3489)

Micheál Martin (1561)

Brendan Howlin (338)

Leo Varadkar
Mary Lou McDonald
Micheál Martin
Brendan Howlin
None of the above

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Poll: Who is your favourite political party leader?

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