Chief whip plays down Coalition ‘kicking’ in polls

Government chief whip Paul Kehoe has dismissed the "kicking" in the polls for the Coalition and insisted the public are happy with new reduced water charges for households.

The Fine Gael minister was speaking after a Red C poll found support for Fine Gael has slipped by 4% down to 22%, while Labour remained at just 8%.

The Wexford TD said the opinion poll was taken prior to last week’s changes to the water charges.