Pat Leahy
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Political Editor of The @IrishTimes. Views mine.
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Joined May 2012
Analysis summary: 1 Biggest thing is the victory of Connolly and the united left 2 Terrible day for FF/FG - especially FF 3 Massive spoils send a message CAVEAT: Not a general election - it *may* be a first step towards a very different govt, but voters asked a different q today
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Follow our live election count coverage here https://t.co/zKhQu88bTO
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With all 43 constituencies declared, the Independent candidate took a 63 per cent share of votes
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And the windbagging https://t.co/cxYislESla
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Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
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Instant analysis https://t.co/AE1BGm8GM0
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There were some heated exchanges but no knockout punch
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If Catherine Connolly wins, it means one of two things https://t.co/3Womvyukzl
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If the Government parties and their leaders aren’t worried about the political implications, they’re sticking their heads in the sand
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Support for Fianna Fáil slumps while Martin’s rating falls significantly, new poll shows https://t.co/qCMdWbNvOB
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Snapshot of party backing comes in at Fianna Fáil on 17% (down five), Sinn Féin on 27%(up five) and Fine Gael on 18% (up one)
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And the inevitable windbagging from @hlinehan and me https://t.co/oyNhh6uXXT
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Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
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Damian Loscher's analysis https://t.co/u9PPcHnH5S
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Thus far, the 2025 campaign has been eventful, to say the least
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Presidential elections have seen dramatic late swings before. But it would take an earthquake now for Catherine Connolly to be denied victory in next week’s vote, Thursday’s Irish Times/Ipsos B&A opinion poll suggests.
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While the number of “don’t knows” remains relatively high, at 18 per cent, the poll suggests that if the election was held immediately, Ms Connolly would win on the first count.
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The poll finds that Ms Connolly, on 38%, has almost double the support of her nearest rival, Fine Gael’s Heather Humphreys, on 20%. Support for the Fianna Fáil candidate, Jim Gavin, who stopped his presidential campaign last week but is still on the ballot paper, is at just 5%.
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Catherine Connolly holds a commanding lead in the presidential election with just over a week to go before votes are cast, according to the latest Irish Times/Ipsos B&A opinion poll.
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