33% of FG supporters ‘favour’ Gilmore

ONE in three Fine Gael supporters believe Labour’s Eamon Gilmore would be a better Taoiseach than their own party leader, Enda Kenny.

The surprise finding comes in a new opinion poll, which shows Mr Gilmore remains the most popular leader in the country by some distance.

Overall, 45% of respondents said they believed Mr Gilmore would make the best Taoiseach.