The breathalyser controversy last week revealed how many don’t believe our native language should be part of Official Ireland and that it’s a waste of money. They’re wrong, says Sharon Ni Chonchuir. That’s exactly what has kept Welsh a living language

Three new opinion polls show a commanding lead for the Yes campaign in the same sex marriage referendum, though the No side is closing the gap.

A survey of over 1,000 adults over the age of 15 in the Republic and over 1,000 adults over 16 in the north conducted on behalf of Conradh na Gaeilge by Millward Brown has revealed that a majority of citizens, in both juristictions, believe that services provided by the state should the available through Irish for those who choose to use them.

OUR establishment politicians are now held so low in the public’s estimation that voters appear to favour a party led by a man who has been mired in rape and child abuse controversies and has outstanding questions to answer on both.

The latest opinion poll shows Sinn Fein and the Independents are making gains in popularity.

Support for Fine Gael has fallen in the latest political opinion poll.

Joan Burton has emerged as the front runner in the first opinion poll on the Labour leadership.

A new opinion poll out today shows that the coalition has hit a new level of unpopularity.

Voters have been urged to think “long and hard” before electing three Sinn Féin candidates to the European Parliament given the party’s traditional Euroscepticism.

A new survey published today forecasts further gains for Sinn Féin in the European elections.

A new opinion poll has shown Sinn Féin on course to make a major breakthrough in the European elections, winning its first ever seats in the Republic outside of Dublin.

The new junior cycle student award cannot be implemented in second-level schools, according to almost nine out of 10 teachers.

Two new opinion polls to be published tomorrow show conflicting results for the coalition parties.

The Union of Students in Ireland has pulled its support for the Drink Aware campaign.

More than a quarter of consumers have been saving all year to fund their Christmas expenses, figures from KBC Bank Ireland show.

Sinn Féin is seeing a significant fall in support in the latest opinion poll as the party's Ard Fheis takes place in Mayo.

No new entity has challenged the political hegemony for long without imploding, so it is hard to see where an alternative to Civil War politics will come from, writes Michael Clifford

Anti-abortion activists say a poll commissioned by them shows majority backing for the current legal position.

More than six out of 10 people support current medical practice to treat an expectant mother and her unborn baby as equals, a survey has found.

A new opinion poll out tomorrow reinforces the findings of a poll published last week which showed that Fianna Fáil are now the most popular party in the country.

New research out today claims there has been significant positive change in Irish attitudes to public drunkenness over the last few years.

PRESIDENTIAL hopefuls David Norris and Dana Rosemary Scallon are set to be given an 11th-hour chance to receive enough support to re-enter the election race.

DAVID NORRIS’ Presidential campaign has received a significant boost in the shape of an opinion poll showing him to be the public’s favourite for the Áras.

Political parties begin their final push to secure votes today as the General Election campaign enters its final days.

FINE GAEL and the Labour Party have not convinced people about their economic policies, but there remains little doubt among voters that they can work together to form a stable government.

SETTLED couples are the most despondent about the plight of the economy and this depression has stoked a desire for a government of national unity to lead the country.

CUT spending, don’t touch taxes and scrap the Croke Park Agreement, that’s the message from the public to the Government ahead of Tuesday’s Budget.

APART from the Great Famine few things have scarred our national psyche as deeply as emigration.

THE next generation are voting with their feet, with one-in-three aged between 18 and 24 planning to emigrate in the next 12 months.

WEREN’T we given a great choice by those two opinion polls, all the same?

JAROSLAW KACZYNSKI has conceded defeat in the Polish presidential elections.

EXIT polls in Poland’s presidential election last night show that the interim president and parliament speaker Bronislaw Komorowski is leading Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the brother of the president killed in a plane crash in April, but without the 50% needed for outright victory.

The Government is not trying to delay any decisions on the Lisbon Treaty to avoid a backlash at the local and European Elections, it was claimed today.

The Government has published its research into the rejection of the Lisbon Treaty.

ALMOST two-thirds of people would support a constitutional amendment prohibiting abortion but allowing medical intervention to save a mother’s life, a poll reveals.

ALMOST two-thirds of people would support a constitutional amendment prohibiting abortion but allowing medical intervention to save a mother’s life, a poll reveals.

A new survey has found that 50% of Irish people think the Dáil should legislate to protect human embryos.

Almost a third of Irish adults would be uncomfortable working with someone who is HIV positive or has Aids, new research revealed today.

RECYCLING rates continue to improve but many homes may not be focusing enough on composting food waste or recycling clothes, garden waste and electrical goods, research has found.

FINE Gael confidence is surging following the latest opinion poll results, with front bench figures happy to tempt fate and predict how many seats the party could win.

A new opinion poll is showing a swing of voters away from the Government parties, and towards the alternative of Fine Gael and Labour.

THE Government is losing support and Fine Gael is fast making ground, according to two new opinion polls.

SIGNIFICANT numbers of Irish people are worried about “future levels” of immigration, in particular the job replacement threat, according to a new survey on racism.

THE opposition will be glad to see the back of October after the third poll of the month showed support for Fianna Fáil increasing, despite the controversy over payments to Taoiseach Bertie Ahern.