Public Opinion – What the polls reveal

Source: Sunday Times (Ireland Edition), 14th May

Support by party breakdown:

          Fianna Fáil – 76%

          Fine Gael – 72%

          Labour – 93%

          Sinn Féin – 82%

          Green Party – 85%

          Ind/Others – 85%

* Full details of the Sunday Times Behaviour & Attitudes Poll 14th May 2017 – HERE

Source: Irish Times Ipsos MRBI Poll 27th May 2017

• Serious Risk to Physical Health – 82%
• Serious Risk to Mental Health – 72%
• Rape – 76%
• Fatal Foetal Anomaly – 67%
• Foetal Anomaly (non-fatal) – 47%
• Socio-economic grounds – 21%
• On Request – 23%

Source: Claire Byrne Live 24th April, 2017

Question Asked: Do you agree with the Citizens’ Assembly that abortion with no restrictions should be made available in Ireland?

• Yes – 50%
• No 33%
• Don’t Know – 17%

Source: Irish Times Ipsos MRBI Poll 3rd March 2017

Rape, Incest, Child Abuse – 77%

FFA – 76%

Where a Woman’s Life is at Risk – 76%

Severe Physical or Medical Handicap – 50%

Suicide – 44%

When a woman believes she is unable to cope – 28%

After 24 weeks – 11%

A full breakdown of the poll is available from the Irish Times Polls HERE

Ailbhe Smyth, Convenor of the Coalition discussed the poll in an interview on Newstalk, 3rd March, 2017 HERE

Source: Irish Times IPSOS MRBI Poll – 7th Oct. 2016

74% support repealing the Eighth Amendment

Regional breakdown of support for repealing the Eighth Amendment as follows:

• 80% in Dublin
• 74% – Rest of Leinster
• 73% – Munster
• 69% – Connaught/Ulster

Full detailed breakdown of poll includes breakdown by Party Support, Age Group, Region, Urban/Rural & Gender & Marital Status)

Source: Amárach Research for Claire Byrne Live – 5th Sept. 2016

Question Asked: Do you want to see a referendum on abortion?

Poll Result:

• 66% – YES
• 22% – NO
• 12% – Don’t Know

Further details HERE

IPSOS MRBI Poll

Source: Irish Times 8th July 2016

67% of respondents are in favour of repealing the Eighth Amendment

Breakdown by Party Support

• Independents & smaller parties – 79% of these voters support repeal of the Eighth Amendment
• Labour – 73% of Labour voters support repeal of the Eighth Amendment
• Sinn Féin – 72% of Sinn Féin voters support repeal of the Eighth Amendment
• Fine Gael – 66% of Fine Gael voters support repeal of the Eighth Amendment
• Fianna Fáil – 63% of Fianna Fáil voters support repeal of the Eighth Amendment

Full Details HERE

Amnesty International Red C Poll Feb. ‘16

• 87% want expanded access to abortion services in Ireland
• 69% call for expansion of Ireland’s abortion law to be a priority issue for the next government (when ‘don’t knows’ and those who were neutral are excluded)
• 80% believe that women’s health must be the priority as part of any reform (or 90% when ‘don’t knows’ and those who were neutral are excluded)
• 68% describe current law as “cruel and inhumane” (when ‘don’t knows’ and those who were neutral are excluded)
• Politicians, anti-abortion groups, media and church leaders are the least trusted sources of information on this issue

Full details – HERE

RTE General Election Exit Poll 26^th Feb. ‘16

The results of RTE’s exit poll showed 75% of voters polled indicating support for wider access to abortion services and just 20% holding a more conservative view.

Full details – HERE (PDF Download)

Irish Times Ipsos MRBI Poll

Labour backers most strongly favour change on abortion with 78% for repeal

Full details – HERE

Newstalk RedCPoll

Public Support for Legalising Abortion

• Rape/Incest – 78%
• Fatal Foetal Abnormalities – 76%
• Significant Foetal Disability (Non FFA) – 61%
• Suicide – 59%
• Any circumstances decided by Mother – 41%

Full details – HERE

Sunday Independent / Millward BrownSunday Independent / Millward Brown

RTE/BBC NI Cross Border Poll for Prime Time Special & Nolan Live

RTE/BBC NI Cross Border Poll for Prime Time Special & Nolan Live

Full details – HERE

Irish Examiner / ICMSA National Opinion Poll

Full details can be found HERE

Red C Poll commissioned by Amnesty International Ireland

Further details can be found at: HERE

Sunday Times Behaviour & Attitudes Poll June 15

Full details of the poll can be found HERE

Question Asked:

Are you personally in favour, or against, holding a referendum to repeal the 8th Amendment to the Constitution, which currently gives equal right to life to the mother and the foetus?

Millward Brown National Opinion Poll April 2015

Full details of the poll can be found here

Millward Brown Poll – Sept. 2014

Respondents felt abortion was acceptable in the following circumstances:

• 60% – where there is a threat of suicide
• 69% – where a woman has become pregnant as a result of rape
• 72% – where there is a medical risk to a woman’s life other than suicide
• 68% – where there is a threat to the long-term health of the woman
• 34% – where a woman decides to have an abortion for other reasons

Millward Brown Poll Sept 14

Full details HERE