More than half of Irish people think the State should accept all Ukrainian refugees able to travel to Ireland. 

That’s according to the latest Irish Times/Ipsos poll measuring attitudes of 1,200 Irish people.  

Some 52% said it is important Ireland continues to accept all Ukrainians that can make it here, while 67% said they would be happy to accommodate Ukrainian refugees in their area - compared to 49% of people who said they would accommodate refugees from countries other than Ukraine.  

Despite that, the majority of those polled (48%) said Ireland has accepted too many Ukrainian refugees. 

A similar poll last year showed 60% of people thought there were too many Ukrainian refugees in Ireland. 

The poll did not ask if Ireland should accept all refugees from outside Ireland able to travel here, or if there are too many refugees from outside Ukraine in Ireland. 

Party support

Support for Sinn Féin dropped by 4% to 31% - but still remains the most popular party in Ireland.  

Fine Gael dropped by 4% to 18% popularity, while Fianna Fáil rose by 3% to 18%. The Green Party continues to poll at 4%. 

The Social Democrats gained three percentage points, now polling at 5%, making them more popular than the Green Party and the Labour Party (4%). 

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald became the most popular party leader at 42% as approval for Micheál Martin fell by four points to 41%. 

Leo Varadkar saw the sharpest drop in popularity, dropping six points to 37%. 

Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin shakes hands with Sinn Fein President Mary Lou McDonald as Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar looks on at the final TV leaders' debate at the RTE studios in Donnybrook, Dublin. PA Photo. Picture date: Tuesday February 4, 2020. See PA story IRISH Election. Photo credit should read: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Some 52% reported that increases in the cost of living have made it “a lot more difficult” to manage finances. 

The majority of those polled (61%) said they were in favour of Ireland keeping its current system of neutrality, despite suggestions from Government they will remove the ‘triple-lock’ neutrality system.