Overview
- Fianna Fáil registers 17% support (down five), Sinn Féin rises to 27% (up five), and Fine Gael edges to 18% (up one).
- Combined backing for Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael falls to 35%, marking a low point for the two parties together.
- Overall satisfaction with the Government drops to 31%, and Micheál Martin's personal rating declines to 33%, his weakest since early 2020.
- Mary Lou McDonald becomes the highest‑rated party leader at 39% (up three), while Simon Harris slips to 35% (down three).
- Asked about consequences for Martin, 51% say he should not resign and 32% say he should; the Irish Times/Ipsos & B&A poll interviewed 1,200 adults face to face from 12–14 October with a ±2.8% margin of error.