The Irish Polling Indicator

Media Coverage

The Guardian, Reuters, the Financial Times, The Irish Times, RTÉ News, the Irish Independent, The Sunday Times, the Business Post

Funding

2021 Strategic Funding Scheme of the UCD College of Social Sciences and Law

Recognition

2025 UCD Impact Case Study Competition: Finalist & Runner-Up

The Irish Polling Indicator (IPI) (opens in new tab) is Ireland’s leading polling aggregator, attracting over 40,000 views each year. It helps the public, journalists, and politicians make sense of shifts in public opinion by focusing on long-term trends rather than individual polls. IPI data are regularly used in television, radio, and print coverage. During the 2024 general election, several RTÉ News articles (opens in new tab) drew on IPI data. The IPI’s accessible website and open data (opens in new tab) have made it a useful reference for anyone following Irish politics, including political advisers and polling organisations.

Associated Publications

“What the 2024 Party Manifestos Reveal: Issue Salience and Left-Right Positions.” pp. 99–121, in: Michael Gallagher, Eoin O'Malley, and Theresa Reidy (eds.): How Ireland Voted 2024: The New Normal? Palgrave Macmillan, 2025 (with Gail McElroy).

“Are Irish Voters Moving to the Left?.” Irish Political Studies (2021) 36(4): 535–555 (with Aidan Regan).

“The Electoral Cycle Effect in Parliamentary Democracies.” Political Science Research and Methods (2020) 8(4): 795–802 (with Tom Louwerse).

“Irish Demographic Polling Datasets.” Dashboard, 2024 (with Thomas Pluck and Paula Montano).

“Irish Local and European Parliament Election Manifestos.” Dashboard, 2024 (with Artur Baranov and Paula Montano).