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Fri 05 May 2007FF increase while alternative coalition maintains leadSupport for Fianna Fáil has increased over the past two weeks but the Fine Gael-Labour alliance is still ahead of the outgoing Government in the election race, according to the latest Irish Times/TNS mrbi poll. Stephen Collins, Political Editor, reports.The poll shows that support for Fianna Fáil has risen by 2 percentage points while support for Fine Gael is down 3 points. However, Labour is up 3 points and the Progressive Democrats are down 1 point to give the alternative alliance a lead of 3 points with two weeks of the campaign to go.