Irish Coalition Faces Losses as Kenny Regrets `Whingers' Remark
- Election date set for Feb. 26 as goverment warns of risks
- Fine Gael-Labour alliance well short of majority, polls shows
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Ireland’s ruling coalition faces a struggle to keep its majority, polls showed, as the nation’s general election campaign entered its final week with Prime Minister Enda Kenny becoming embroiled in a controversy over comments he made about opponents.
Combined support for Kenny’s Fine Gael-Labour alliance stands at 34 percent, an Ipsos/MRBI poll for the Irish Times released on Monday in Dublin showed. A Sunday Times poll gave the coalition the same support, while a Sunday Independent survey pointed to 33 percent. The grouping drew 38 percent support, the Sunday Business Post said, citing a Red C poll.