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# ireland-thinks - This year 2025
# ireland-thinks - Last year 2024
Half of voters found the European election ballot paper difficult to fill in and 'too long'
The poll also looked at what the top issues were for voters of each political party.
- Over three-quarters of people support sanctions, according to the latest opinion poll by The Journal and Ireland Thinks
- Eight in 10 younger voters (aged 18 to 34) are in favour of the move, as are at least seven in 10 people across all other age groups
Independents remain most popular, while Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil overtake Sinn Féin in latest poll
- Fine Gael is now the most popular political party among those polled, but Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin are close behind
- Around 23% of people intend to vote for independent candidates in the European elections next Friday
Independent candidates overtake Sinn Féin as voters' top choice ahead of European elections
- Almost a quarter of people (24%) plan to vote for candidates classed as 'independents and others' on 7 June
- The next most popular choice is Sinn Féin on 22% (down one point)
- Sinn Féin is the most popular party among younger voters, while Fine Gael is the preferred party for over 65s
Simon Harris's leadership makes 15% of voters less likely to vote for Fine Gael - poll
- The biggest loss of support was visible among the 18-34-year-old age group.
- Today's The Journal/Ireland Thinks poll also took a look at the popularity of the parties and asked voters which election is more important to them - the EU elections or the local elections.
- This latest poll also shows a slide in support for Sinn Féin, with the party down to 23% from 26% in February.
Irish public support Ukraine joining the EU, but don't want to see membership fast-tracked
- The Journal/Ireland Thinks poll found 72% of Irish citizens support Ukraine joining the EU.
- The same poll found that 39% of Ireland are not in favour of Ukraine getting its application to join fast tracked.
- This comes as accession talks began in December and additional war-time relief funding was just approved.