Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore said he was not going to be “spooked” by the results of any individual opinion poll.
Speaking in Santiago, Chile, during a summit of EU and Latin American states, Mr Gilmore said they were three years out from a general election and his focus was on “doing what is necessary now to bring about an economic recovery”.
Two polls showed a further drop in Labour support. Fine Gael remained the same in one poll and dropped in a second, while both Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin gained.The Sunday Business Post Red C poll showed Labour support dropped three points to 11 per cent, while Fine Gael remained unchanged at 28 per cent after a sharp fall in support in November.
There was 1 per cent increase in support for Fianna Fáil to 21 per cent, with Sinn Féin up two points to 19 per cent. A poll for The Sunday Times gave a drop of four points for FG to 26 per cent;Labour minus one to 11 per cent, with Fianna Fáil up two at 24 per cent. Sinn Féin support rose five points to 19 per cent.
