"Catherine Connolly is holding a major lead in the presidential election with just 8 days to go, according to the latest Irish Times/Ipsos B&A opinion poll. The poll has Ms Connolly on 38pc, Fine Gael's Heather Humphreys on 20pc and Fianna Fáil's Jim Gavin, who has since stepped away from the campaign, at 5pc. The number of 'don't knows' is high at 18pc, the number of people who will not vote is at 12pc, and the number of people who plan to spoil their vote is at 6pc."
"The poll has Ms Connolly on 38pc, Fine Gael's Heather Humphreys on 20pc and Fianna Fáil's Jim Gavin, who has since stepped away from the campaign, at 5pc. Notably, when those who said they 'don't know', 'will not vote' or 'intend to spoil their vote' are excluded, it leaves the numbers as follows' Catherine Connolly - 60pc; Heather Humphreys - 32pc; Jim Gavin - 8pc."
Catherine Connolly holds a substantial lead with 38pc support and eight days remaining before the election. Heather Humphreys records 20pc support while Jim Gavin, who has since stepped away from the campaign, stands at 5pc. 'Don't knows' account for 18pc, 12pc say they will not vote, and 6pc intend to spoil their vote. Excluding undecided, non-voters and spoilt-vote intentions adjusts the figures to Connolly 60pc, Humphreys 32pc and Gavin 8pc. A significant portion of the electorate remains uncommitted or disengaged.
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