McCreevy unmoved by poll rating

FINANCE Minister Charlie McCreevy dismissed the poll at the weekend that suggested he was the least popular Government minister and he predicted the Government would serve its full five-year term.

Shrugging off the figures that put the Government's popularity at its lowest in two decades, he said there was still a long way to go to an election, and he believed in taking the longer view of things.

On his own personal rating put at 4.5 out of 10 by the Irish Independent IMS poll he said he was not concerned about it.