Popular Taoiseach still has the wind at his back

Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI opinion poll: Voters seem to like Vardkar’s style, youth and clear communication

Pat Leahy

“Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s personal rating rises by seven points to 60 per cent. You have to go back to 2007 – in the heyday of Bertie Ahern – for a similar figure for a taoiseach.” File photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire

“Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s personal rating rises by seven points to 60 per cent. You have to go back to 2007 – in the heyday of Bertie Ahern – for a similar figure for a taoiseach.” File photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire

The first Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI poll of 2018 has messages of both caution and encouragement for the Government and its young leader.

The steady trend of Fine Gael gains that was a feature of the polls since the summer of 2016 has come to a halt, reversing slightly by two points, from 36 per cent at the end of last year to 34 per cent today.

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