# Polls

Last year

2022

# Northern Ireland

Stormont election: Voter turnout estimated at 54% as counting set to begin

The process is taking place to elect 90 MLAs to the devolved Stormont Assembly, with 239 candidates running.

10.4k

May 6th 2022, 7:14 AM

# Polls

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen closing gap on Emmanuel Macron, new polls show

Macron has long been favourite for the two-round election on 10 and 24 April.

23.1k

Mar 29th 2022, 10:05 PM

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# Opinion Polls

Two opinion polls find Sinn Féin is the most popular party in the country

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar’s personal satisfaction rating has fallen by nine points in one of the polls.

39.2k

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Sep 12th 2021, 9:43 AM

# Call it

Who do you think will win tomorrow's TG4 All-Ireland championship finals?

All eyes on the Croke Park triple-header.

4.8k

Sep 4th 2021, 7:30 AM

# Podcast

The Explainer: Did the polls get it right in the US election?

We chat to polls expert Kevin Cunningham of TU Dublin to find out more.

18.6k

Nov 12th 2020, 6:45 AM

# election polls

Did the US election polls get it right this time around? Here's what we know so far

It’s still too soon to judge the total accuracy of US pollsters, but let’s take a look at current knowledge.

17.7k

Nov 5th 2020, 8:34 PM

# To the Polls

Russia holds regional polls in shadow of Alexei Navalny's poisoning

The vote is seen as a key test of the Kremlin’s control of local politics.

17.1k

Sep 13th 2020, 1:46 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Will you be happy if pubs reopen this month?

Cabinet is expected to permit the reopening of wet pubs from 21 September.

59.2k

115

Sep 8th 2020, 10:06 AM

# Friday Night Lights

Eyes on February election as Varadkar schedules parliamentary party meeting for Friday

Will Leo cut and run?

18.4k

Jan 6th 2020, 6:39 PM

# Polls

Turnout is 'diabolically' low in by-elections as polls close

Forty-three candidates are on the ballot papers across the four constituencies.

10.7k

Nov 29th 2019, 7:05 AM

# Numbers Game

The numbers are looking good for Boris Johnson - but can we trust the opinion polls?

Love them or hate them it’s impossible to escape them.

18.9k

Nov 20th 2019, 6:00 PM

# voter polling

Amid talk of a snap general election last year, some Independent TDs were spending thousands on polling

Throughout 2018, speculation was rife that a snap general election could be on the cards.

18.3k

Aug 9th 2019, 6:00 AM

# Turkey

Erdogan's ruling party set to lose Istanbul election

Election authorities annulled the first vote in March after Erdogan’s ruling party alleged corruption.

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Updated

Jun 23rd 2019, 5:45 PM

# Israel

Israel votes to hold new elections after Netanyahu fails to form government

Parliament voted 74-45 in favour of dissolving itself and setting elections for 17 September.

6.9k

May 30th 2019, 7:19 AM

# Exit Poll

Almost two-thirds of voters in favour of united Ireland, exit poll results show

65% of voters polled indicated they’d vote in favour of such a proposal.

30.0k

108

May 25th 2019, 9:40 AM

# To the Polls

Australia's Liberal Party retains power in shock election win over Labor rivals

Just under 17 million people cast their vote across the country.

24.2k

Updated

May 18th 2019, 8:11 PM

# Snap Election

Voting begins in Spanish snap election marked by far-right resurgence

Polls predict far-right party Vox could take more than 10% of the votes.

13.4k

Apr 28th 2019, 10:51 AM

# the candidates

Here are the candidates running in the European Parliament elections

There are 59 candidates running across the three constituencies.

79.4k

Apr 16th 2019, 6:10 AM

# Israel

Netanyahu set to remain Prime Minister as rival concedes defeat

The win would likely see ‘Bibi’ become the longest-serving leader of the country.

28.2k

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Updated

Apr 10th 2019, 6:15 PM

# Polls

Two elected Ireland MEPs may have to wait until Brexit actually happens before taking up their seats

Brexit is also impacting on May’s European elections

10.6k

Jan 29th 2019, 8:20 PM

# Polls

E-voting machines won't be returning for future elections

The minister said Irish citizens have no urge to depart from the pencil and the ballot paper.

10.0k

Dec 28th 2018, 7:15 AM

# Influenced

Have you ever bought anything because an influencer flogged it?

Be honest.

2.8k

May 27th 2018, 4:30 PM

# Exit Poll

RTÉ to announce result of Eighth Referendum exit poll on tomorrow's Late Late Show

The exit poll will interview 3,000 people immediately after they have voted.

74.1k

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May 24th 2018, 12:14 PM

# secret ballot

Explainer: There are two seats up for grabs in the Seanad today - here's what you need to know

Members of the Dáil and the Seanad will be voting by secret ballot.

13.0k

Apr 27th 2018, 6:10 AM

# Hello Mary Lou

Sinn Féin gets Mary Lou bounce in latest opinion poll

Fine Gael is less popular, but people are happier with the government.

19.9k

116

Mar 18th 2018, 11:51 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Should schools open on Saturdays to make up for the 'snow days'?

Calls have been made to make up for lost time.

30.8k

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Mar 10th 2018, 8:30 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Who would you vote for if an election was today?

Two years on, who would you vote for?

49.1k

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Feb 25th 2018, 9:47 AM

# Save the Dates

You'll be asked to vote in quite a few referendums over the next two years

The referendum on the Eighth Amendment will be held in May or June 2018.

39.2k

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Sep 26th 2017, 4:18 PM

# Vaccination

Labour wants the HPV vaccine to be rolled out to boys sooner rather than later

The plan was originally to roll the free vaccine out to boys – but this has yet to happen.

13.4k

105

Sep 10th 2017, 2:42 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Would you feel safer with driverless cars on the road?

Automation is gathering pace.

20.7k

116

Aug 25th 2017, 10:03 AM

# ANC

South African president survives no-confidence motion

Criticism of Jacob Zuma from within his party has grown amid multiple corruption scandals.

7.1k

Aug 8th 2017, 6:25 PM

# The Fix

Dodgy technology and dead people voting - Kenya has a job on its hands preventing fraud in its coming election

Recent elections in the African nation have been beset by claims of vote-rigging and intimidation.

4.8k

Aug 6th 2017, 10:00 AM

# corbyn or may

UK on election countdown during last few hours of voting

The polls close at 10pm.

15.3k

Jun 8th 2017, 5:46 PM

# Poll Position

Political polling is still usually right (apart from the odd surprise), says a new study

Polls correctly predict elections nine out of 10 times, according to new research.

4.6k

Feb 5th 2017, 10:00 AM

# pollmageddon

The pollsters got it VERY wrong in the US this week - how can they learn from their mistakes?

Only one polling organisation was consistently giving Trump the edge in advance of polling day. So what happened?

14.3k

Nov 12th 2016, 7:30 AM

Voices

The big Brexit question: 'Should we side with the UK or the EU?'

The outcome of Brexit will likely leave both parties poorer, writes Kevin Cunningham.

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Nov 1st 2016, 8:30 PM

# firestarter

What on earth will happen if Donald Trump DOESN'T win the election?

Donald Trump seemed to be preparing for a loss by insisting the vote is rigged weeks before the election. But what effect is that having on his more incendiary supporters?

41.8k

Oct 22nd 2016, 7:00 PM

# deep trump trouble

24 hours after the weekend from hell, Donald Trump is in big trouble in the polls

Meanwhile, the most prominent Republican in Congress, Paul Ryan, has said he can no longer continue to defend Trump.

55.6k

Oct 10th 2016, 10:09 PM

# local election

Exit polls: Germany's anti-migrant populists unseat Merkel's party

The polls opened today, exactly a year after Angela Merkel decided to let tens of thousands of migrants into the country.

26.4k

163

Sep 4th 2016, 5:20 PM

# Comeback kids

Fianna Fáil is surging in the latest opinion poll

Micheál Martin is the most popular party leader, with 43% approval.

15.1k

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Jul 7th 2016, 7:31 AM