Opinion Poll by Ipsos MRBI for The Irish Times, 16–17 April 2018
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% | 29.3–32.8% | 28.9–33.3% | 28.4–33.7% | 27.6–34.5% |
| Fianna Fáil | 24.3% | 26.0% | 24.4–27.7% | 24.0–28.2% | 23.6–28.6% | 22.8–29.4% |
| Sinn Féin | 13.8% | 22.0% | 20.5–23.6% | 20.1–24.1% | 19.7–24.4% | 19.1–25.2% |
| 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% | 5.0% | 4.3–5.9% | 4.1–6.2% | 3.9–6.4% | 3.6–6.8% |
| 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% | 1.0% | 0.7–1.5% | 0.6–1.6% | 0.6–1.8% | 0.5–2.0% |
| Independents 4 Change | 1.5% | 0.9% | 0.6–1.4% | 0.6–1.5% | 0.5–1.6% | 0.4–1.9% |
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 | 59 | 57–65 | 54–66 | 54–67 | 53–67 |
| Fianna Fáil | 44 | 50 | 44–53 | 42–53 | 41–53 | 41–54 |
| Sinn Féin | 23 | 40 | 36–42 | 35–44 | 35–44 | 35–45 |
| Independent | 19 | 3 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 3–5 | 2–6 |
| Labour Party | 7 | 2 | 2–7 | 2–7 | 1–7 | 0–8 |
| Green Party/Comhaontas Glas | 2 | 0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Solidarity–People Before Profit | 6 | 0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 |
| Social Democrats | 3 | 1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Independents 4 Change | 4 | 1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–5 |
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 | 0.1% | 100% | Last Result |
| 50 | 0% | 99.9% | |
| 51 | 0.1% | 99.9% | |
| 52 | 0.1% | 99.8% | |
| 53 | 0.4% | 99.7% | |
| 54 | 5% | 99.4% | |
| 55 | 1.0% | 95% | |
| 56 | 2% | 94% | |
| 57 | 6% | 91% | |
| 58 | 11% | 85% | |
| 59 | 28% | 75% | Median |
| 60 | 4% | 47% | |
| 61 | 9% | 43% | |
| 62 | 4% | 34% | |
| 63 | 15% | 30% | |
| 64 | 0.3% | 15% | |
| 65 | 5% | 14% | |
| 66 | 6% | 9% | |
| 67 | 3% | 3% | |
| 68 | 0.3% | 0.4% | |
| 69 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 0% | 100% | |
| 40 | 0.3% | 99.9% | |
| 41 | 3% | 99.6% | |
| 42 | 3% | 97% | |
| 43 | 2% | 94% | |
| 44 | 6% | 92% | Last Result |
| 45 | 4% | 86% | |
| 46 | 16% | 82% | |
| 47 | 1.2% | 67% | |
| 48 | 12% | 66% | |
| 49 | 2% | 53% | |
| 50 | 3% | 51% | Median |
| 51 | 29% | 48% | |
| 52 | 8% | 18% | |
| 53 | 9% | 10% | |
| 54 | 0.8% | 1.3% | |
| 55 | 0.2% | 0.4% | |
| 56 | 0.2% | 0.3% | |
| 57 | 0% | 0.1% | |
| 58 | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
| 59 | 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% | 100% | |
| 30 | 0% | 100% | |
| 31 | 0% | 100% | |
| 32 | 0% | 100% | |
| 33 | 0% | 100% | |
| 34 | 0.3% | 100% | |
| 35 | 8% | 99.7% | |
| 36 | 3% | 92% | |
| 37 | 4% | 89% | |
| 38 | 19% | 85% | |
| 39 | 6% | 66% | |
| 40 | 16% | 59% | Median |
| 41 | 4% | 43% | |
| 42 | 31% | 40% | |
| 43 | 2% | 9% | |
| 44 | 5% | 7% | |
| 45 | 1.1% | 1.3% | |
| 46 | 0.1% | 0.2% | |
| 47 | 0% | 0% |
Independent
For a full overview of the results for this party, see the Independent page.

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.1% | 100% | |
| 2 | 2% | 99.9% | |
| 3 | 51% | 98% | Median |
| 4 | 44% | 48% | |
| 5 | 2% | 3% | |
| 6 | 0.7% | 0.9% | |
| 7 | 0.2% | 0.2% | |
| 8 | 0% | 0% | |
| 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 | 1.0% | 100% | |
| 1 | 3% | 99.0% | |
| 2 | 47% | 96% | Median |
| 3 | 32% | 50% | |
| 4 | 0.6% | 18% | |
| 5 | 0.8% | 17% | |
| 6 | 3% | 16% | |
| 7 | 12% | 13% | Last Result |
| 8 | 0.7% | 0.9% | |
| 9 | 0.2% | 0.2% | |
| 10 | 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 | 51% | 100% | Median |
| 1 | 10% | 49% | |
| 2 | 36% | 39% | Last Result |
| 3 | 3% | 3% | |
| 4 | 0% | 0.1% | |
| 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 | 59% | 100% | Median |
| 1 | 19% | 41% | |
| 2 | 9% | 22% | |
| 3 | 9% | 13% | |
| 4 | 4% | 4% | |
| 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 | 37% | 100% | |
| 1 | 24% | 63% | Median |
| 2 | 32% | 39% | |
| 3 | 6% | 6% | Last Result |
| 4 | 0.4% | 0.4% | |
| 5 | 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 | 50% | 100% | |
| 1 | 17% | 50% | Median |
| 2 | 3% | 33% | |
| 3 | 10% | 31% | |
| 4 | 20% | 21% | Last Result |
| 5 | 0.8% | 0.8% | |
| 6 | 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 | 109 | 100% | 106–113 | 104–114 | 103–114 | 101–115 |
| Fianna Fáil – Sinn Féin | 67 | 88 | 97% | 84–93 | 82–94 | 80–95 | 79–96 |
| Fine Gael – Labour Party – Green Party/Comhaontas Glas – Social Democrats | 61 | 64 | 0% | 63–70 | 60–72 | 59–73 | 58–75 |
| Fine Gael – Labour Party – Green Party/Comhaontas Glas | 58 | 63 | 0% | 62–69 | 60–71 | 59–72 | 57–75 |
| Fine Gael – Labour Party | 56 | 62 | 0% | 60–68 | 59–69 | 58–72 | 56–73 |
| Fine Gael – Green Party/Comhaontas Glas | 51 | 60 | 0% | 57–67 | 56–67 | 55–68 | 54–69 |
| Fine Gael | 49 | 59 | 0% | 57–65 | 54–66 | 54–67 | 53–67 |
| Fianna Fáil – Labour Party – Green Party/Comhaontas Glas – Social Democrats | 56 | 55 | 0% | 49–58 | 47–60 | 46–61 | 44–62 |
| Fianna Fáil – Labour Party – Green Party/Comhaontas Glas | 53 | 54 | 0% | 47–56 | 47–59 | 45–60 | 44–60 |
| Fianna Fáil – Labour Party | 51 | 53 | 0% | 46–55 | 46–57 | 44–59 | 43–59 |
| Fianna Fáil – Green Party/Comhaontas Glas | 46 | 50 | 0% | 45–53 | 43–53 | 43–54 | 42–55 |
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 | 0.1% | 99.9% | |
| 101 | 0.4% | 99.8% | |
| 102 | 2% | 99.4% | |
| 103 | 1.1% | 98% | |
| 104 | 2% | 97% | |
| 105 | 2% | 94% | |
| 106 | 15% | 93% | |
| 107 | 4% | 78% | |
| 108 | 9% | 74% | |
| 109 | 17% | 65% | Median |
| 110 | 31% | 48% | |
| 111 | 4% | 17% | |
| 112 | 2% | 13% | |
| 113 | 0.9% | 11% | |
| 114 | 7% | 10% | |
| 115 | 2% | 2% | |
| 116 | 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 | 0.3% | 99.9% | |
| 79 | 0.7% | 99.6% | |
| 80 | 2% | 99.0% | |
| 81 | 1.3% | 97% | Majority |
| 82 | 2% | 96% | |
| 83 | 0.9% | 94% | |
| 84 | 19% | 93% | |
| 85 | 3% | 74% | |
| 86 | 5% | 71% | |
| 87 | 2% | 66% | |
| 88 | 19% | 64% | |
| 89 | 5% | 45% | |
| 90 | 3% | 40% | Median |
| 91 | 2% | 36% | |
| 92 | 1.0% | 34% | |
| 93 | 26% | 33% | |
| 94 | 4% | 7% | |
| 95 | 3% | 3% | |
| 96 | 0.2% | 0.6% | |
| 97 | 0.2% | 0.4% | |
| 98 | 0.1% | 0.2% | |
| 99 | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
| 100 | 0% | 0% |
Fine Gael – Labour Party – Green Party/Comhaontas Glas – Social Democrats

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | 0.1% | 100% | |
| 56 | 0.1% | 99.9% | |
| 57 | 0.3% | 99.8% | |
| 58 | 0.3% | 99.5% | |
| 59 | 3% | 99.2% | |
| 60 | 1.2% | 96% | |
| 61 | 0.8% | 95% | Last Result |
| 62 | 2% | 94% | Median |
| 63 | 16% | 92% | |
| 64 | 34% | 76% | |
| 65 | 4% | 42% | |
| 66 | 2% | 38% | |
| 67 | 18% | 37% | |
| 68 | 0.8% | 19% | |
| 69 | 3% | 18% | |
| 70 | 6% | 15% | |
| 71 | 4% | 10% | |
| 72 | 2% | 5% | |
| 73 | 0.6% | 3% | |
| 74 | 0.9% | 2% | |
| 75 | 1.1% | 2% | |
| 76 | 0.3% | 0.5% | |
| 77 | 0.2% | 0.2% | |
| 78 | 0% | 0% |
Fine Gael – Labour Party – Green Party/Comhaontas Glas

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | 0.1% | 100% | |
| 56 | 0.2% | 99.9% | |
| 57 | 0.3% | 99.7% | |
| 58 | 0.8% | 99.4% | Last Result |
| 59 | 3% | 98.5% | |
| 60 | 2% | 95% | |
| 61 | 1.5% | 93% | Median |
| 62 | 39% | 92% | |
| 63 | 11% | 53% | |
| 64 | 3% | 42% | |
| 65 | 4% | 39% | |
| 66 | 0.9% | 35% | |
| 67 | 18% | 34% | |
| 68 | 0.8% | 16% | |
| 69 | 6% | 15% | |
| 70 | 3% | 9% | |
| 71 | 2% | 5% | |
| 72 | 0.9% | 3% | |
| 73 | 0.7% | 2% | |
| 74 | 0.9% | 2% | |
| 75 | 0.8% | 0.8% | |
| 76 | 0% | 0% |
Fine Gael – Labour Party

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | 0.2% | 100% | |
| 55 | 0.3% | 99.8% | |
| 56 | 0.5% | 99.5% | Last Result |
| 57 | 0.3% | 99.1% | |
| 58 | 2% | 98.8% | |
| 59 | 3% | 97% | |
| 60 | 10% | 93% | |
| 61 | 6% | 84% | Median |
| 62 | 28% | 77% | |
| 63 | 11% | 49% | |
| 64 | 4% | 39% | |
| 65 | 15% | 35% | |
| 66 | 0.8% | 20% | |
| 67 | 5% | 19% | |
| 68 | 7% | 14% | |
| 69 | 3% | 8% | |
| 70 | 2% | 5% | |
| 71 | 0.4% | 3% | |
| 72 | 2% | 3% | |
| 73 | 0.8% | 0.8% | |
| 74 | 0% | 0.1% | |
| 75 | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
| 76 | 0% | 0% |
Fine Gael – Green Party/Comhaontas Glas

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 0.1% | 100% | Last Result |
| 52 | 0.1% | 99.9% | |
| 53 | 0.1% | 99.9% | |
| 54 | 0.2% | 99.7% | |
| 55 | 4% | 99.5% | |
| 56 | 2% | 96% | |
| 57 | 4% | 94% | |
| 58 | 2% | 89% | |
| 59 | 29% | 87% | Median |
| 60 | 12% | 58% | |
| 61 | 10% | 46% | |
| 62 | 4% | 35% | |
| 63 | 2% | 32% | |
| 64 | 1.4% | 30% | |
| 65 | 16% | 28% | |
| 66 | 1.3% | 12% | |
| 67 | 6% | 11% | |
| 68 | 3% | 5% | |
| 69 | 2% | 2% | |
| 70 | 0.2% | 0.3% | |
| 71 | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
| 72 | 0% | 0% |
Fine Gael

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 0.1% | 100% | Last Result |
| 50 | 0% | 99.9% | |
| 51 | 0.1% | 99.9% | |
| 52 | 0.1% | 99.8% | |
| 53 | 0.4% | 99.7% | |
| 54 | 5% | 99.4% | |
| 55 | 1.0% | 95% | |
| 56 | 2% | 94% | |
| 57 | 6% | 91% | |
| 58 | 11% | 85% | |
| 59 | 28% | 75% | Median |
| 60 | 4% | 47% | |
| 61 | 9% | 43% | |
| 62 | 4% | 34% | |
| 63 | 15% | 30% | |
| 64 | 0.3% | 15% | |
| 65 | 5% | 14% | |
| 66 | 6% | 9% | |
| 67 | 3% | 3% | |
| 68 | 0.3% | 0.4% | |
| 69 | 0% | 0% |
Fianna Fáil – Labour Party – Green Party/Comhaontas Glas – Social Democrats

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 0.1% | 100% | |
| 44 | 0.8% | 99.9% | |
| 45 | 1.4% | 99.1% | |
| 46 | 1.4% | 98% | |
| 47 | 2% | 96% | |
| 48 | 1.0% | 94% | |
| 49 | 5% | 93% | |
| 50 | 14% | 88% | |
| 51 | 1.3% | 73% | |
| 52 | 3% | 72% | |
| 53 | 15% | 69% | Median |
| 54 | 2% | 54% | |
| 55 | 5% | 52% | |
| 56 | 33% | 47% | Last Result |
| 57 | 4% | 14% | |
| 58 | 4% | 10% | |
| 59 | 1.1% | 6% | |
| 60 | 0.7% | 5% | |
| 61 | 4% | 5% | |
| 62 | 0.6% | 0.7% | |
| 63 | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
| 64 | 0% | 0.1% | |
| 65 | 0% | 0% |
Fianna Fáil – Labour Party – Green Party/Comhaontas Glas

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 0.1% | 100% | |
| 43 | 0.1% | 99.9% | |
| 44 | 0.8% | 99.8% | |
| 45 | 2% | 99.0% | |
| 46 | 2% | 97% | |
| 47 | 5% | 95% | |
| 48 | 2% | 90% | |
| 49 | 2% | 88% | |
| 50 | 15% | 87% | |
| 51 | 2% | 72% | |
| 52 | 12% | 70% | Median |
| 53 | 7% | 58% | Last Result |
| 54 | 26% | 51% | |
| 55 | 15% | 25% | |
| 56 | 3% | 11% | |
| 57 | 2% | 7% | |
| 58 | 0.5% | 6% | |
| 59 | 0.8% | 5% | |
| 60 | 4% | 4% | |
| 61 | 0.2% | 0.3% | |
| 62 | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
| 63 | 0% | 0% |
Fianna Fáil – Labour Party

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 0.1% | 100% | |
| 41 | 0% | 99.9% | |
| 42 | 0.1% | 99.9% | |
| 43 | 2% | 99.8% | |
| 44 | 1.2% | 98% | |
| 45 | 2% | 97% | |
| 46 | 6% | 95% | |
| 47 | 2% | 90% | |
| 48 | 15% | 88% | |
| 49 | 2% | 73% | |
| 50 | 10% | 71% | |
| 51 | 3% | 61% | Last Result |
| 52 | 4% | 58% | Median |
| 53 | 7% | 55% | |
| 54 | 27% | 48% | |
| 55 | 13% | 21% | |
| 56 | 2% | 7% | |
| 57 | 0.9% | 5% | |
| 58 | 0.5% | 5% | |
| 59 | 4% | 4% | |
| 60 | 0.2% | 0.3% | |
| 61 | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
| 62 | 0% | 0% |
Fianna Fáil – Green Party/Comhaontas Glas

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 0.1% | 100% | |
| 41 | 0.2% | 99.9% | |
| 42 | 1.0% | 99.7% | |
| 43 | 4% | 98.7% | |
| 44 | 4% | 95% | |
| 45 | 5% | 91% | |
| 46 | 2% | 86% | Last Result |
| 47 | 3% | 84% | |
| 48 | 17% | 81% | |
| 49 | 2% | 64% | |
| 50 | 12% | 62% | Median |
| 51 | 28% | 50% | |
| 52 | 4% | 22% | |
| 53 | 15% | 18% | |
| 54 | 1.1% | 3% | |
| 55 | 2% | 2% | |
| 56 | 0.1% | 0.4% | |
| 57 | 0.1% | 0.3% | |
| 58 | 0.1% | 0.2% | |
| 59 | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
| 60 | 0% | 0% |
Technical Information
Opinion Poll
- Polling firm: Ipsos MRBI
- Commissioner(s): The Irish Times
- Fieldwork period: 16–17 April 2018
Calculations
- Sample size: 1200
- Simulations done: 131,072
- Error estimate: 1.57%