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Support for the Lisbon Treaty has grown over the past three months, despite the increasing unpopularity of the Government, according to a new Irish Times/TNS mrbi poll.

The poll shows that 52 per cent would now vote Yes, an increase of 1 point since the last Irish Timespoll in February, while 29 per cent say they would vote No, a drop of 4 points.