An Irish research firm surveyed over 1,000 Irish adults about their opinions on Ireland's performance at the 2016 Rio Olympics following a ticketing scandal. The majority (82%) felt Ireland's reputation abroad was damaged by the scandal. When asked to reflect on Ireland's performance, 51% felt the country did worse than expected, while 14% thought it did better. A quarter of respondents watched more Olympic coverage than anticipated. The survey aimed to gather insights on topics for an RTE television show during its summer break.

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Amárach Summer Poll
Ireland’s performance in the Rio Olympics
August 2016

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Every week Amárach Research surveys a smartphone panel
of over 1,000 Irish adults for the Claire Byrne Live show on
RTE to gather the opinions of the Irish public on various
topics and current issues.
Although the Claire Byrne Live show is taking a break over
Summer we'd like to continue to gather your insights on a
variety of interesting and relevant topics.
We will share the results of the surveys on Amárach’s
Slideshare page: http://www.slideshare.net/amarach/

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Q1 Do you think that Ireland's reputation abroad has been
damaged by the ticketing scandal at the Rio Olympics?
The majority (82%) think that Ireland’s reputation abroad has been damaged by the recent
ticketing scandal. Those aged 55 and over particularly feel this way.
Demographics for Yes
Gender
Male
Female
Age
18-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55+
81
82
72
72
84
82
91
Region
Dublin
ROL
Munster
Conn/Ulster
Social Class
ABC1F50
C2DEF50
79
83
83
81
83
80
% %
Yes
82%
No
13%
Don't
know
5%

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Q2 On reflection, was Ireland's performance in the Rio
Olympics:
Half of respondents (51%) feel that Ireland did worse than they expected in the Rio Olympics
and 14% think Ireland performed better than expected.
Demographics for Better
than Expected
Gender
Male
Female
Age
18-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55+
12
16
10
15
15
11
16
Region
Dublin
ROL
Munster
Conn/Ulster
Social Class
ABC1F50
C2DEF50
14
10
16
18
12
16
% %
Better than you
expected
14%
About what you
expected
35%
Worse than you
expected
51%

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Q3 Looking back, how much coverage of the Olympics
did you watch?
A quarter of respondents (24%) watched more coverage of the Olympics than they anticipated.
Females (31%), those from Munster (35%) and middle aged respondents in particular watched
more than they anticipated.
Demographics for More
than Anticipated
Gender
Male
Female
Age
18-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55+
19
30
26
22
33
31
15
Region
Dublin
ROL
Munster
Conn/Ulster
Social Class
ABC1F50
C2DEF50
25
16
35
20
24
25
% %
More than you
anticipated
24%
About what you
anticipated
32%
Less than you
anticipated
44%

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services can deliver real time information and insight at a
fraction of the cost of traditional methodologies.
See our contact details overleaf – or reach out to us through
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