Irish Examiner view: Election should be called sooner rather than later 

Findings in our Rural Ireland Thinks poll may further whet Fine Gael appetites for Simon Harris to name the day

Taoiseach Simon Harris: Under pressure to call a date for the general election. Picture: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

The first findings from our Rural Ireland Thinks poll are carried in the Irish Examiner in print and online today, and may further whet Fine Gael appetites for party leader Simon Harris to call a general election. Over the coming days, we will publish rural views on everything from politics and healthcare, to assisted dying and immigration. 

Our first day of coverage looks at political voting preferences. Mr Harris dismissed the excitable discussion of the general election date last week as something that only matters within the political and media bubble.