I have never had an interest in opinion polls. They are merely an indicator, that's all.

To me, the real opinion polls are the tangible facts: the growing creation of jobs, the number of planning permissions, the number of commercial vans being sold - the signs that the Irish people are regaining confidence.

Journalists should denounce government by public opinion polls.

Leaders are responsible not for running public opinion polls but for the consequences of their actions.

It's not opinion polls that determine the outcome of elections, it's votes in ballot boxes.

There's a big gap between public opinion polls and the vote in Washington, in Congress.