Poll last autumn showed Fine Gael support slumped to 25% among beef farmers

How can election candidates secure the votes of beef farmers?

Tue, 21 Jan, 2020 - 14:06

Stephen Cadogan

How can election candidates secure the votes of beef farmers?

In last autumn’s 2019 Irish Examiner/ICMSA National Opinion Poll, analysis of the responses of beef farmers showed their support for Fine Gael had fallen to 25%, having averaged nearly 34% in the previous four years.

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