A new poll suggests Fine Gael will be the biggest party in the Dail after the election and could even be in a position to form a government with the help of some independents.

The latest Ipsos/MRBI survey in today's Irish Times has support for Fine Gael at 30 percent - up 2 since September.

But support for Labour continues to fall - it's down one to 7 percent.

Sinn Féin is currently at 21, Fianna Fáil has dropped one to 19 and support for Independents or others is down 2 to 23 percent.

Political Editor of the Irish Times Stephen Collins says things are looking promising for Enda Kenny: