A new poll has cast doubt over the lead of the YES side in the same-sex marriage referendum.
The Red C poll in the Sunday Business Post has found that almost half of voters have "some reservations" over the issue.
Red C interviewed a random sample of one thousand and five adults for this poll, of which - 46 per cent stated they have "some reservations" about allowing same-sex couples to marry.
It found that the number of certain YES voters is on 44 per cent
And although the poll does find a large majority of 77 per cent support same-sex marriage, much of that support appears to be soft - and could potentially be lost in the run up to polling day.
59 per cent of those asked say they agree strongly that they will vote YES to change the Constitution, with 18 per cent only agreeing tentatively.
The same poll finds that 38 per cent of voters have reservations about adoption by same-sex couples.
Meanwhile, the Gay rights group GLEN says the poll shows consistent support for marriage for lesbian and gay couples.
Tiarnan Brady from GLEN says that these figures are very positive.
However, he knows a lot of work still needs to be done:
Editor of the Irish Catholic Newspaper Michael Kelly believes that numbers against same-sex marriage will increase in the coming weeks:
