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Fri 02 Feb 2009Fianna Fáil support collapses as Labour overtakes it for first time
THE LABOUR Party has overtaken Fianna Fáil for the first time since polling began, according to the latest Irish Times/TNS mrbi poll which reveals that support for the main Government party has almost halved since the last election.
Fianna Fáil has now slumped into third place behind Fine Gael and the Labour Party in the wake of its plan to make savings of €2 billion this year through a public service pensions levy and a range of cost- cutting measures.
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