Gilmore calls for general election as Labour surges ahead

LABOUR Party leader Eamon Gilmore said he is not getting carried away with an opinion poll which put his party ahead of Fianna Fáil for the first time.

And he said it will be challenging to recruit enough candidates to capitalise on the surge in support.

In Mullingar, Taoiseach Brain Cowen said he was disappointed with Fianna Fáil slipping to third in the popularity stakes, two points behind Labour and 10 behind Fine Gael’s 32%.