Polls are pretty inaccurate
The two most prominent political polls in Ireland are the Irish Times/TNS MRBI polls and the RedC/Sunday Business Post Poll. Both are always cited as being proof of one political parties support or they are dismissed as a “snapshot in time” by the government. In some respects both sides are right however it’s clear after the most recent polls from these outlets that either one is wrong or they’re both wrong!
One says Fianna Fáil are on 17% the other says 24% and both polls were released within a week of each other.
Both will claim that they are representative of all 43 constituencies however RedC’s poll of FF on 24% leads me to believe that they just got lazy and decided to hold the poll in Offaly.
To take an average of these polls you’ll find FF on 21%. Also taking the average Green Party vote gives you 4%. This is 25% still in support of government parties yet only 15% still claim to support the government.
Are 1 in 10 of irish voters retarded?
YES!