Both main parties lose ground as Fine Gael retains slim lead over Fianna Fáil in latest opinion poll

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The small gap between the two main parties suggests a tight race in the general election due to take place next year

Polls at the moment suggest next year's general election will be a close one. Image: Rollingnews.ie Polls at the moment suggest next year's general election will be a close one. Image: Rollingnews.ie FINE GAEL HAS lost two points but still has a two-point lead over Fianna Fáil according to the latest Behaviour & Attitudes poll for the Sunday Times.

, while the drop in support for both of them comes after the recent “votegate” controversy in the Dáil. He said: “Certain Ministers appear only interested in appearing in public if they can be guaranteed not to have to talk about their own areas. The only initiatives that party has launched have been absurd attacks directly at us and they have signalled that they intend running one of the most negative campaigns we’ve ever seen.

“For three years, Fianna Fáil have promised a housing plan and still nothing,” he said. “All they have are slogans and soundbites.”

 

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