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The majority of people believe Taoiseach Brian Cowen’s credibility suffered as a result of his controversial radio interview, an opinion poll released tonight found.

However, the furore over the incident has not changed their voting intentions at the next election.

The Millward Brown Lansdowne poll for TV3 also confirmed trends in other recent polls that have shown a significant increase in support for the Labour Party and its leader Eamon Gilmore.

The level of support for the parties was Fianna Fail 22 per cent, Fine Gael 30 per cent, Labour 35 per cent, Sinn Fein 4 per cent, Green Party 2 per cent and Independents 8 per cent.

Mr Gilmore was the most popular choice for Taoiseach on 30 per cent compared to 19 per cent for Enda Kenny and 11 per cent for Brian Cowen.