π¨ BREAKING | Ruth OβDea selected as Labourβs candidate for the Dublin Central by-election.
π³οΈ POLL IF REPLICATED IN ELECTION π³οΈ
(Holborn and St. Pancras)
INCUMBENT: π₯ Keir Starmer (LAB)
π© GREEN: 33.6% (+23.1)
π₯ LAB: 30.5% (-18.4)
πͺ MIN: 10.6% (-8.3)
β‘οΈ REFORM: 10.0% (+3.9)
π§ LIB DEM: 8.8% (+3.0)
π¦ CON: 4.7% (-2.5)
πͺ OTHER: 1.8% (-0.8)
π³οΈ SEAT PROJECTION BASED ON POLL π³οΈ
β‘οΈ REFORM: 262 (+257)
π© GREEN: 126 (+122)
π§ LIB DEM: 86 (+14)
π¦ CON: 51 (-70)
π¨ SNP: 46 (+37)
π₯ LAB: 45 (-366)
πͺ IND/OTHER: 9 (+4)
π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ PLAID: 5 (+1)
π« WORKERS: 1 (+1)
π³οΈ UK POLLING π³οΈ
β‘οΈ REFORM: 23% (-1 from last YouGov poll)
π© GREEN: 21% (+4)
π₯ LAB: 16% (-2)
π¦ CON: 16% (-2)
π§ LIB DEM: 14% (N/C)
π¨ SNP: 3% (-1)
πͺ IND/OTHER: 7% (+2)
Conducted by YouGov
(1-2 March 2026)
π³οΈ SEAT PROJECTION BASED ON POLL π³οΈ
SF: 46 (+7)
FF: 42 (-6)
FG: 32 (-6)
SD: 25 (+14)
IND/OTHER: 7 (-10)
LAB: 7 (-4)
IND IRE: 6 (+2)
GREEN: 4 (+3)
AONTΓ: 4 (+2)
PBP/S: 1 (-2)
π³οΈ DΓIL ΓIREANN - Voting Intention
(Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks)
SF: 22%
FF: 18%
FG: 17%
SD: 11%
IND/OTHER: 11%
AONTΓ: 6%
IND IRE: 5%
GREEN: 4%
LAB: 4%
PBP/S: 3%
π³οΈ SEAT PROJECTION BASED ON POLL π³οΈ
SF: 49 (+10)
FF: 42 (-6)
FG: 36 (-2)
SD: 22 (+11)
IND/OTHER: 8 (-9)
LAB: 8 (-3)
IND IRE: 5 (+1)
AONTΓ: 3 (+1)
GREEN: 1 (N/C)
PBP/S: 0 (-3)
π³οΈ DΓIL ΓIREANN - Voting Intention
(Business Post/Red C)
SF: 23%
FG: 18%
FF: 17%
IND/OTHER: 13%
SD: 9%
LAB: 5%
AONTΓ: 5%
IND IRE: 4%
PBP/S: 3%
GREEN: 3%
π¨ BREAKING | Morgan McSweeney has resigned as Chief of Staff to Keir Starmer.
If he remains as leader through to 2029, heβll have been Fianna FΓ‘il leader for 18 years.
π¨ NEW | Taoiseach MicheΓ‘l Martin has vowed that he will lead Fianna FΓ‘il into the next general election.
He also insisted he wonβt be stepping down as leader when Simon Harris becomes Taoiseach next year.
π³οΈ SEAT PROJECTION BASED ON POLL π³οΈ
β‘οΈ REF - 336 (+331)
π§ LIB DEM - 76 (+4)
π¦ CON - 72 (-49)
π₯ LAB - 67 (-344)
π¨ SNP - 42 (+33)
π© GREEN - 25 (+21)
π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ PLAID CYMRU - 8 (+4)
πͺ IND - 5 (N/C)
π« NI TOTAL SEATS - 18 (N/C)
β¬οΈ SPEAKER - 1 (N/C)
π¨ NEW | Fine Gael has opened the nomination process to select its candidate for the Galway West by-election.
Nominations will remain open until next Thursday, Feb 12th, and the selection convention will take place in Salthill on Sunday Feb 22nd.
I highly doubt a by-election would be held on a Monday, but it would be funny.
π¨ BREAKING | The Irish Sun reports that the Galway West by-election looks set to be held on Monday 11th May.
π³οΈ GOVERNMENT - APPROVAL RATING π³οΈ
Approve: 28%
Disapprove: 61%
Donβt Know: 11%
Conducted by
@independent.ie and Ireland Thinks
(January 2026)
π³οΈ QUESTION: βDo you think the Government was right or wrong to vote against the EU trade deal with South America (Mercosur)?β
Right: 57%
Wrong: 25%
Not Sure: 18%
Conducted by
@independent.ie and Ireland Thinks
(January 2026)
π³οΈ DUBLIN CENTRAL BY-ELECTION π³οΈ
(CONFIRMED CANDIDATES SO FAR)
Daniel Ennis (SD)
Eoghan Γ CeannabhΓ‘in (PBP)
Gerry Hutch (IND)
Gillian Sherratt (SF)
Ian Noel Smith (AON)
Malachy Steenson (IND)
π¨ NEW | Gillian Sherratt, the mother of the late Harvey Morrison, will be Sinn FΓ©inβs candidate for the Dublin Central by-election.
π³οΈ SEAT PROJECTION BASED ON POLL π³οΈ
SF: 44 (+5)
FF: 41 (-7)
FG: 35 (-3)
SD: 22 (+11)
LAB: 9 (-2)
IND IRE: 8 (+4)
IND/OTHER: 7 (-10)
PBP/S: 4 (+1)
AONTΓ: 3 (+1)
GREEN: 1 (N/C)
π³οΈ DΓIL ΓIREANN - Voting Intention
(Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks)
SF: 20% (-2 from last Indo poll)
FG: 18% (+1)
FF: 18% (N/C)
IND/OTHER: 11% (N/C)
SD: 10% (N/C)
AONTU: 6% (N/C)
IND IRE: 6% (+1)
LAB: 4% (N/C)
PBP/S: 4% (+1)
GREEN: 3% (+1)
π³οΈ DΓIL ΓIREANN - Voting Intention
(Group: Munster)
SF: 23%
FF: 18%
IND/OTHER: 16%
FG: 14%
SD: 9%
AONTΓ: 7%
IND IRE: 4%
LAB: 3%
GREEN: 3%
PBP/S: 2%
Conducted by
@redcresearch.bsky.social / @businesspost.bsky.social
(January 2026)
π³οΈ DΓIL ΓIREANN - Voting Intention
(Group: Connacht/Ulster)
SF: 27%
FG: 19%
IND/OTHER: 14%
FF: 12%
AONTΓ: 7%
SD: 6%
LAB: 6%
IND IRE: 4%
PBP/S: 4%
GREEN: 1%
Conducted by
@redcresearch.bsky.social / @businesspost.bsky.social
(January 2026)
π³οΈ DΓIL ΓIREANN - Voting Intention
(Group: Dublin)
SF: 21%
FG: 20%
FF: 17%
SD: 13%
IND/OTHER: 10%
LAB: 4%
IND IRE: 4%
PBP/S: 4%
GREEN: 2%
Conducted by
@redcresearch.bsky.social / @businesspost.bsky.social
(January 2026)
π³οΈ DΓIL ΓIREANN - Voting Intention
(Group: Leinster)
SF: 27%
FG: 18%
FF: 13%
IND/OTHER: 13%
SD: 9%
LAB: 6%
IND IRE: 4%
AONTΓ: 3%
PBP/S: 3%
GREEN: 3%
Conducted by
@redcresearch.bsky.social / @businesspost.bsky.social
(January 2026)
π³οΈ DΓIL ΓIREANN - Voting Intention
(Age group: 55+)
FG: 22%
SF: 21%
FF: 19%
IND/OTHER: 16%
SD: 8%
AONTΓ: 5%
LAB: 3%
PBP/S: 2%
GREEN: 2%
Conducted by
@redcresearch.bsky.social / @businesspost.bsky.social
(January 2026)
π³οΈ DΓIL ΓIREANN - Voting Intention
(Age group: 35-54)
SF: 27%
FG: 18%
FF: 15%
IND/OTHER: 13%
SD: 9%
AONTΓ: 6%
LAB: 4%
IND IRE: 4%
PBP/S: 3%
GREEN: 2%
Conducted by
@redcresearch.bsky.social / @businesspost.bsky.social
(January 2026)