Irish governing parties see poll boost as Sinn Fein falters


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  • Sunday, 29 Mar 2015

Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny wears a shamrocks on his lapel as he meets U.S. President Barack Obama in the Oval Office during a St. Patrick's Day visit to the White House in Washington March 17, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Support for Ireland's governing parties has increased sharply since December and support for left-wing challenger Sinn Fein has fallen in the same period, a leading pollster said on Saturday.

The improvement coincides follows strong economic data, including 2014 economic growth of almost 5 percent, which the government hopes will provide a boost before elections due in early 2016.

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