More than half of Irish Mirror readers expect social distancing restrictions to be in place for more than five months, a poll by Reach shows. Just over half of readers believe the Government introduced social distancing measures at the right time. In terms of their handling of the outbreak, most Mirror readers rated it at 7.6 on average out of 10.
The Rearch survey found that Dublin Live readers rated it lesser than that at 6.9. Looking at individual performances of government representatives addressing the public during the pandemic, both Mirror and Dublin Live readers rated chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan as the standout figure with the population, with the strongest average score .
Next in line was Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, followed by Minister for Health Simon Harris and HSE chief Paul Reid. Other questions surveyed included impact on household income, tax rates, respondents with children under 18 living at home during lockdown and even whether people might go to the pub during lockdown if a local bar secretly re-opened.
The answer from both Irish Mirror and Dublin Live readers was “unlikely to”.
LesleyAnn Diffin (pictured), business comms manager, Reach said: “In these extraordinary times, it’s important we be the voice of our readers and address how they really feel on key issues such as the handling of the crisis by the government and the impact the crisis has had on their daily lives. Getting 3,438 responses was really great,” she added.
Launched on May 1, the findings were part of a Reach newsbrands group survey by Doopoll.
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