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Poll: What's your preferred option for the next Government?

Fine Gael’s Enda Kenny is reported to have last night popped the question in a voicemail to Labour leader Eamon Gilmore, and talks on a possible coalition are likely to get underway today – so long as Eamon picks up the phone to call him back.

FINE GAEL’S Enda Kenny is reported to have last night popped the question in a voicemail to Labour leader Eamon Gilmore, and talks on a possible coalition are likely to get underway today – so long as Eamon picks up the phone to call him back.

But which of the two preferred options for the next government is your top choice – Fine Gael and Labour, or Fine Gael supported by like-minded Independents?

Poll Results:

FG/Lab (526)

FG/Ind (277)

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