With barely more than a week to go, it looks like the presidency is Catherine Connolly’s to lose. That said, in a presidential election where some loyalties are paper thin, no lead is unassailable.
Today’s Irish Times/Ipsos B&A poll gives Independent Connolly, on 38 per cent, a commanding lead over Heather Humphreys, on 20 per cent.
Jim Gavin, who ended his campaign for the Áras earlier this month , registers 5 per cent in our poll, reflecting either a reluctance to accept or a lack of awareness that he is no longer running.
Not all respondents to the poll give a first preference to one of the three candidates – 18 per cent are undecided and 12 per cent do not intend to vote at
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