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Mon 05 May 2007Major surge for Fianna Fáil as alternative loses supportA major resurgence for Fianna Fáil that would put the party in a strong position to form the next government is shown in the latest Irish Times/TNS mrbi poll which also finds that the alternative alliance of Fine Gael and Labour has lost momentum over the past week.Support for Fianna Fáil is up by five percentage points while support for Fine Gael is down one point and Labour is down three points.