Opinion Poll by Ipsos MRBI for Irish Times, 2 October 2017
Voting Intentions | Seats | Coalitions | Technical Information
Voting Intentions

Confidence Intervals
| Party | Last Result | Poll Result | 80% Confidence Interval | 90% Confidence Interval | 95% Confidence Interval | 99% Confidence Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine Gael | 25.5% | 31.0% | 29.2–32.7% | 28.8–33.2% | 28.4–33.6% | 27.6–34.4% |
| Fianna Fáil | 24.3% | 29.0% | 27.3–30.6% | 26.8–31.1% | 26.4–31.6% | 25.7–32.4% |
| Sinn Féin | 13.8% | 18.9% | 17.5–20.4% | 17.1–20.9% | 16.8–21.2% | 16.2–22.0% |
| Independent | 15.9% | 7.6% | 6.7–8.7% | 6.4–9.0% | 6.2–9.2% | 5.8–9.8% |
| Labour Party | 6.6% | 4.0% | 3.4–4.8% | 3.2–5.1% | 3.0–5.3% | 2.7–5.7% |
| Green Party/Comhaontas Glas | 2.7% | 3.0% | 2.5–3.7% | 2.3–3.9% | 2.2–4.1% | 1.9–4.5% |
| Solidarity–People Before Profit | 3.9% | 2.0% | 1.6–2.6% | 1.4–2.8% | 1.3–3.0% | 1.2–3.3% |
| Social Democrats | 3.0% | 2.0% | 1.6–2.6% | 1.4–2.8% | 1.3–3.0% | 1.2–3.3% |
| Independents 4 Change | 1.5% | 0.9% | 0.6–1.4% | 0.6–1.5% | 0.5–1.6% | 0.4–1.9% |
| Renua Ireland | 2.2% | 0.1% | 0.1–0.6% | 0.1–0.7% | 0.1–0.7% | 0.0–0.9% |
Note: The poll result column reflects the actual value used in the calculations. Published results may vary slightly, and in addition be rounded to fewer digits.
Seats


Confidence Intervals
| Party | Last Result | Median | 80% Confidence Interval | 90% Confidence Interval | 95% Confidence Interval | 99% Confidence Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine Gael | 49 | 60 | 55–64 | 54–66 | 53–66 | 51–66 |
| Fianna Fáil | 44 | 54 | 50–56 | 49–58 | 48–58 | 46–60 |
| Sinn Féin | 23 | 35 | 32–36 | 32–37 | 31–37 | 30–39 |
| Independent | 19 | 4 | 3–4 | 3–5 | 3–5 | 2–6 |
| Labour Party | 7 | 1 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–6 | 0–9 |
| Green Party/Comhaontas Glas | 2 | 1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Solidarity–People Before Profit | 6 | 1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–4 |
| Social Democrats | 3 | 3 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 1–4 |
| Independents 4 Change | 4 | 2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 |
| Renua Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fine Gael
For a full overview of the results for this party, see the Fine Gael page.

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 0% | 100% | Last Result |
| 50 | 0.2% | 100% | |
| 51 | 0.6% | 99.8% | |
| 52 | 1.1% | 99.2% | |
| 53 | 2% | 98% | |
| 54 | 2% | 96% | |
| 55 | 4% | 94% | |
| 56 | 0.8% | 90% | |
| 57 | 2% | 89% | |
| 58 | 19% | 87% | |
| 59 | 17% | 68% | |
| 60 | 12% | 51% | Median |
| 61 | 10% | 39% | |
| 62 | 9% | 28% | |
| 63 | 6% | 19% | |
| 64 | 5% | 13% | |
| 65 | 3% | 8% | |
| 66 | 5% | 5% | |
| 67 | 0.3% | 0.3% | |
| 68 | 0% | 0% |
Fianna Fáil
For a full overview of the results for this party, see the Fianna Fáil page.

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 0.1% | 100% | |
| 44 | 0% | 99.9% | Last Result |
| 45 | 0.2% | 99.9% | |
| 46 | 0.8% | 99.7% | |
| 47 | 0.8% | 98.9% | |
| 48 | 3% | 98% | |
| 49 | 3% | 95% | |
| 50 | 9% | 92% | |
| 51 | 9% | 83% | |
| 52 | 4% | 74% | |
| 53 | 13% | 70% | |
| 54 | 19% | 57% | Median |
| 55 | 21% | 38% | |
| 56 | 7% | 17% | |
| 57 | 2% | 10% | |
| 58 | 6% | 8% | |
| 59 | 1.3% | 2% | |
| 60 | 0.7% | 0.9% | |
| 61 | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
| 62 | 0% | 0% |
Sinn Féin
For a full overview of the results for this party, see the Sinn Féin page.

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 0% | 100% | Last Result |
| 24 | 0% | 100% | |
| 25 | 0% | 100% | |
| 26 | 0% | 100% | |
| 27 | 0% | 100% | |
| 28 | 0% | 100% | |
| 29 | 0.4% | 100% | |
| 30 | 1.0% | 99.5% | |
| 31 | 1.3% | 98.5% | |
| 32 | 12% | 97% | |
| 33 | 12% | 86% | |
| 34 | 17% | 73% | |
| 35 | 40% | 56% | Median |
| 36 | 8% | 16% | |
| 37 | 6% | 9% | |
| 38 | 1.4% | 2% | |
| 39 | 0.5% | 0.7% | |
| 40 | 0.2% | 0.2% | |
| 41 | 0% | 0% |
Independent
For a full overview of the results for this party, see the Independent page.

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0.6% | 100% | |
| 3 | 40% | 99.4% | |
| 4 | 51% | 59% | Median |
| 5 | 7% | 8% | |
| 6 | 0.9% | 1.2% | |
| 7 | 0.1% | 0.2% | |
| 8 | 0.2% | 0.2% | |
| 9 | 0% | 0% | |
| 10 | 0% | 0% | |
| 11 | 0% | 0% | |
| 12 | 0% | 0% | |
| 13 | 0% | 0% | |
| 14 | 0% | 0% | |
| 15 | 0% | 0% | |
| 16 | 0% | 0% | |
| 17 | 0% | 0% | |
| 18 | 0% | 0% | |
| 19 | 0% | 0% | Last Result |
Labour Party
For a full overview of the results for this party, see the Labour Party page.

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 28% | 100% | |
| 1 | 30% | 72% | Median |
| 2 | 13% | 42% | |
| 3 | 21% | 29% | |
| 4 | 4% | 8% | |
| 5 | 0.8% | 4% | |
| 6 | 1.3% | 3% | |
| 7 | 0.5% | 2% | Last Result |
| 8 | 0.7% | 1.5% | |
| 9 | 0.6% | 0.7% | |
| 10 | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
| 11 | 0% | 0% |
Green Party/Comhaontas Glas
For a full overview of the results for this party, see the Green Party/Comhaontas Glas page.

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 33% | 100% | |
| 1 | 18% | 67% | Median |
| 2 | 42% | 49% | Last Result |
| 3 | 6% | 7% | |
| 4 | 0.2% | 0.2% | |
| 5 | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
| 6 | 0% | 0% |
Solidarity–People Before Profit
For a full overview of the results for this party, see the Solidarity–People Before Profit page.

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 4% | 100% | |
| 1 | 51% | 96% | Median |
| 2 | 39% | 45% | |
| 3 | 6% | 7% | |
| 4 | 0.9% | 0.9% | |
| 5 | 0% | 0% | |
| 6 | 0% | 0% | Last Result |
Social Democrats
For a full overview of the results for this party, see the Social Democrats page.

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0.1% | 100% | |
| 1 | 26% | 99.9% | |
| 2 | 17% | 74% | |
| 3 | 47% | 57% | Last Result, Median |
| 4 | 10% | 10% | |
| 5 | 0.3% | 0.3% | |
| 6 | 0% | 0% |
Independents 4 Change
For a full overview of the results for this party, see the Independents 4 Change page.

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0.1% | 100% | |
| 1 | 16% | 99.9% | |
| 2 | 78% | 84% | Median |
| 3 | 6% | 6% | |
| 4 | 0% | 0% | Last Result |
Renua Ireland
For a full overview of the results for this party, see the Renua Ireland page.

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 99.9% | 100% | Last Result, Median |
| 1 | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
| 2 | 0% | 0% |
Coalitions

Confidence Intervals
| Coalition | Last Result | Median | Majority? | 80% Confidence Interval | 90% Confidence Interval | 95% Confidence Interval | 99% Confidence Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine Gael – Fianna Fáil | 93 | 113 | 100% | 110–116 | 109–116 | 108–118 | 105–119 |
| Fianna Fáil – Sinn Féin | 67 | 88 | 99.3% | 83–91 | 82–93 | 81–94 | 80–95 |
| Fine Gael – Labour Party – Green Party/Comhaontas Glas – Social Democrats | 61 | 65 | 0% | 61–70 | 60–71 | 59–72 | 57–74 |
| Fine Gael – Labour Party – Green Party/Comhaontas Glas | 58 | 63 | 0% | 59–67 | 57–68 | 56–70 | 54–71 |
| Fine Gael – Labour Party | 56 | 62 | 0% | 58–66 | 55–66 | 55–68 | 53–69 |
| Fine Gael – Green Party/Comhaontas Glas | 51 | 61 | 0% | 57–66 | 56–67 | 54–67 | 53–68 |
| Fine Gael | 49 | 60 | 0% | 55–64 | 54–66 | 53–66 | 51–66 |
| Fianna Fáil – Labour Party – Green Party/Comhaontas Glas – Social Democrats | 56 | 59 | 0% | 54–63 | 53–64 | 53–65 | 50–67 |
| Fianna Fáil – Labour Party – Green Party/Comhaontas Glas | 53 | 56 | 0% | 52–60 | 51–61 | 50–62 | 47–65 |
| Fianna Fáil – Labour Party | 51 | 56 | 0% | 51–58 | 50–59 | 48–61 | 46–63 |
| Fianna Fáil – Green Party/Comhaontas Glas | 46 | 55 | 0% | 51–58 | 50–60 | 49–60 | 46–61 |
Fine Gael – Fianna Fáil

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93 | 0% | 100% | Last Result |
| 94 | 0% | 100% | |
| 95 | 0% | 100% | |
| 96 | 0% | 100% | |
| 97 | 0% | 100% | |
| 98 | 0% | 100% | |
| 99 | 0% | 100% | |
| 100 | 0% | 100% | |
| 101 | 0% | 100% | |
| 102 | 0% | 100% | |
| 103 | 0% | 100% | |
| 104 | 0% | 100% | |
| 105 | 0.7% | 99.9% | |
| 106 | 0.3% | 99.2% | |
| 107 | 0.9% | 99.0% | |
| 108 | 1.4% | 98% | |
| 109 | 3% | 97% | |
| 110 | 4% | 94% | |
| 111 | 5% | 90% | |
| 112 | 8% | 85% | |
| 113 | 38% | 77% | |
| 114 | 13% | 39% | Median |
| 115 | 8% | 26% | |
| 116 | 14% | 18% | |
| 117 | 1.4% | 4% | |
| 118 | 2% | 3% | |
| 119 | 0.6% | 1.0% | |
| 120 | 0.4% | 0.4% | |
| 121 | 0% | 0% |
Fianna Fáil – Sinn Féin

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | 0% | 100% | Last Result |
| 68 | 0% | 100% | |
| 69 | 0% | 100% | |
| 70 | 0% | 100% | |
| 71 | 0% | 100% | |
| 72 | 0% | 100% | |
| 73 | 0% | 100% | |
| 74 | 0% | 100% | |
| 75 | 0% | 100% | |
| 76 | 0% | 100% | |
| 77 | 0% | 100% | |
| 78 | 0% | 100% | |
| 79 | 0.2% | 100% | |
| 80 | 0.5% | 99.8% | |
| 81 | 2% | 99.3% | Majority |
| 82 | 3% | 97% | |
| 83 | 8% | 94% | |
| 84 | 4% | 87% | |
| 85 | 3% | 82% | |
| 86 | 7% | 79% | |
| 87 | 12% | 72% | |
| 88 | 12% | 60% | |
| 89 | 16% | 48% | Median |
| 90 | 21% | 32% | |
| 91 | 2% | 11% | |
| 92 | 2% | 9% | |
| 93 | 5% | 8% | |
| 94 | 2% | 3% | |
| 95 | 0.9% | 1.1% | |
| 96 | 0.2% | 0.2% | |
| 97 | 0% | 0% |
Fine Gael – Labour Party – Green Party/Comhaontas Glas – Social Democrats

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 0.1% | 100% | |
| 57 | 0.6% | 99.9% | |
| 58 | 1.0% | 99.4% | |
| 59 | 2% | 98% | |
| 60 | 4% | 97% | |
| 61 | 3% | 92% | Last Result |
| 62 | 17% | 89% | |
| 63 | 5% | 72% | |
| 64 | 8% | 68% | |
| 65 | 19% | 60% | Median |
| 66 | 12% | 41% | |
| 67 | 6% | 30% | |
| 68 | 6% | 24% | |
| 69 | 7% | 18% | |
| 70 | 6% | 11% | |
| 71 | 2% | 5% | |
| 72 | 0.5% | 3% | |
| 73 | 2% | 2% | |
| 74 | 0.6% | 0.6% | |
| 75 | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
| 76 | 0% | 0% |
Fine Gael – Labour Party – Green Party/Comhaontas Glas

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 0.1% | 100% | |
| 54 | 0.4% | 99.9% | |
| 55 | 1.0% | 99.5% | |
| 56 | 3% | 98.5% | |
| 57 | 4% | 96% | |
| 58 | 1.2% | 92% | Last Result |
| 59 | 15% | 91% | |
| 60 | 4% | 76% | |
| 61 | 3% | 72% | |
| 62 | 14% | 69% | Median |
| 63 | 9% | 55% | |
| 64 | 21% | 45% | |
| 65 | 5% | 25% | |
| 66 | 4% | 20% | |
| 67 | 8% | 15% | |
| 68 | 4% | 8% | |
| 69 | 0.9% | 4% | |
| 70 | 1.4% | 3% | |
| 71 | 1.0% | 1.2% | |
| 72 | 0.1% | 0.2% | |
| 73 | 0% | 0.1% | |
| 74 | 0% | 0% |
Fine Gael – Labour Party

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 0.3% | 100% | |
| 53 | 0.8% | 99.7% | |
| 54 | 1.4% | 98.9% | |
| 55 | 5% | 98% | |
| 56 | 1.1% | 93% | Last Result |
| 57 | 1.0% | 92% | |
| 58 | 2% | 91% | |
| 59 | 16% | 88% | |
| 60 | 6% | 73% | |
| 61 | 9% | 67% | Median |
| 62 | 26% | 57% | |
| 63 | 8% | 31% | |
| 64 | 6% | 23% | |
| 65 | 6% | 17% | |
| 66 | 6% | 11% | |
| 67 | 2% | 5% | |
| 68 | 2% | 3% | |
| 69 | 0.9% | 1.1% | |
| 70 | 0.2% | 0.3% | |
| 71 | 0% | 0.1% | |
| 72 | 0% | 0% |
Fine Gael – Green Party/Comhaontas Glas

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 0.1% | 100% | Last Result |
| 52 | 0.2% | 99.9% | |
| 53 | 0.5% | 99.7% | |
| 54 | 2% | 99.2% | |
| 55 | 2% | 97% | |
| 56 | 2% | 95% | |
| 57 | 4% | 93% | |
| 58 | 15% | 89% | |
| 59 | 5% | 74% | |
| 60 | 8% | 69% | |
| 61 | 23% | 61% | Median |
| 62 | 5% | 38% | |
| 63 | 10% | 33% | |
| 64 | 7% | 24% | |
| 65 | 6% | 17% | |
| 66 | 4% | 11% | |
| 67 | 4% | 7% | |
| 68 | 2% | 2% | |
| 69 | 0.2% | 0.2% | |
| 70 | 0% | 0% |
Fine Gael

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 0% | 100% | Last Result |
| 50 | 0.2% | 100% | |
| 51 | 0.6% | 99.8% | |
| 52 | 1.1% | 99.2% | |
| 53 | 2% | 98% | |
| 54 | 2% | 96% | |
| 55 | 4% | 94% | |
| 56 | 0.8% | 90% | |
| 57 | 2% | 89% | |
| 58 | 19% | 87% | |
| 59 | 17% | 68% | |
| 60 | 12% | 51% | Median |
| 61 | 10% | 39% | |
| 62 | 9% | 28% | |
| 63 | 6% | 19% | |
| 64 | 5% | 13% | |
| 65 | 3% | 8% | |
| 66 | 5% | 5% | |
| 67 | 0.3% | 0.3% | |
| 68 | 0% | 0% |
Fianna Fáil – Labour Party – Green Party/Comhaontas Glas – Social Democrats

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 0.3% | 100% | |
| 50 | 0.5% | 99.7% | |
| 51 | 0.2% | 99.2% | |
| 52 | 1.1% | 99.0% | |
| 53 | 3% | 98% | |
| 54 | 8% | 95% | |
| 55 | 3% | 87% | |
| 56 | 8% | 84% | Last Result |
| 57 | 7% | 76% | |
| 58 | 6% | 70% | |
| 59 | 26% | 63% | Median |
| 60 | 17% | 38% | |
| 61 | 6% | 21% | |
| 62 | 3% | 14% | |
| 63 | 5% | 11% | |
| 64 | 2% | 6% | |
| 65 | 1.4% | 4% | |
| 66 | 0.9% | 2% | |
| 67 | 0.9% | 1.3% | |
| 68 | 0.3% | 0.5% | |
| 69 | 0.2% | 0.2% | |
| 70 | 0% | 0% |
Fianna Fáil – Labour Party – Green Party/Comhaontas Glas

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 0.3% | 100% | |
| 47 | 0.3% | 99.7% | |
| 48 | 0.1% | 99.4% | |
| 49 | 1.1% | 99.3% | |
| 50 | 2% | 98% | |
| 51 | 4% | 96% | |
| 52 | 7% | 92% | |
| 53 | 4% | 85% | Last Result |
| 54 | 5% | 81% | |
| 55 | 8% | 76% | |
| 56 | 21% | 68% | Median |
| 57 | 12% | 47% | |
| 58 | 12% | 35% | |
| 59 | 11% | 23% | |
| 60 | 5% | 12% | |
| 61 | 3% | 7% | |
| 62 | 2% | 4% | |
| 63 | 0.7% | 2% | |
| 64 | 0.9% | 2% | |
| 65 | 0.7% | 0.9% | |
| 66 | 0.2% | 0.2% | |
| 67 | 0% | 0% |
Fianna Fáil – Labour Party

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 0.1% | 100% | |
| 46 | 0.5% | 99.9% | |
| 47 | 0.3% | 99.4% | |
| 48 | 2% | 99.1% | |
| 49 | 2% | 97% | |
| 50 | 4% | 96% | |
| 51 | 7% | 92% | Last Result |
| 52 | 4% | 84% | |
| 53 | 8% | 80% | |
| 54 | 9% | 72% | |
| 55 | 9% | 63% | Median |
| 56 | 20% | 55% | |
| 57 | 22% | 35% | |
| 58 | 5% | 13% | |
| 59 | 3% | 8% | |
| 60 | 1.5% | 5% | |
| 61 | 2% | 3% | |
| 62 | 0.7% | 2% | |
| 63 | 0.8% | 1.0% | |
| 64 | 0.2% | 0.2% | |
| 65 | 0% | 0% |
Fianna Fáil – Green Party/Comhaontas Glas

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 0.1% | 100% | |
| 46 | 0.5% | 99.9% | Last Result |
| 47 | 0.4% | 99.4% | |
| 48 | 0.7% | 99.0% | |
| 49 | 2% | 98% | |
| 50 | 4% | 97% | |
| 51 | 5% | 92% | |
| 52 | 9% | 87% | |
| 53 | 8% | 78% | |
| 54 | 10% | 69% | |
| 55 | 23% | 59% | Median |
| 56 | 16% | 37% | |
| 57 | 9% | 21% | |
| 58 | 2% | 12% | |
| 59 | 2% | 10% | |
| 60 | 6% | 7% | |
| 61 | 1.5% | 2% | |
| 62 | 0.1% | 0.3% | |
| 63 | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
| 64 | 0% | 0% |
Technical Information
Opinion Poll
- Polling firm: Ipsos MRBI
- Commissioner(s): Irish Times
- Fieldwork period: 2 October 2017
Calculations
- Sample size: 1198
- Simulations done: 1,048,575
- Error estimate: 1.16%