As well as first preference vote shares well within the margins of error, the polls correctly anticipated the transfer patterns that would see the successful candidates elected.
Delivering these polls is a significant undertaking. On this occasion, it amounted to over 50 people, including our face-to-face interviewers that worked across Dublin Central and our telephone interviewing team in Belmullet.


For more details and the full report or more information, please contact Kieran O’Leary, Director: kieran.oleary@ipsos.com
Irish Times/TG4/Ipsos B&A: Dublin Central Byelection Poll May 2026
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