The latest Paddy Power/ RED C Poll finds that despite the rebellion against the household charge by many voters, support for Fine Gael has risen in this poll, leaving the party close to securing 35% of the first preference vote, which is almost the same share they had at the last election.

Part of this must be down to the high profile that Enda Kenny has achieved in his trips to the USA and China, and he gets the highest performance rating by some margin of all the main party leaders, with 23% giving him a performance rating of 8 or more out of 10.

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Paddy Power – 29th March Political Poll 2012