SUPPORT FOR FINE Gael and Fianna Fáil is almost neck and neck as negotiations on forming a new government continue.

The latest Sunday Business Post/Red C opinion poll of 1,000 people shows no significant gains for any party, suggesting there would be no major change in results if a second general election was held.

Here’s how each party and group fares:

• Fine Gael 27% (+1)
• Fianna Fáil 25% (+1)
• Sinn Féin 15% (+1)
• Labour 4% (-3)
• Independents and others 29% (-1)

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The latter is broken down as follows:

• Independents 9% (-4)
• Social Democrats 5% (+2)
• Independent Alliance 5% (+1)
• The Anti-Austerity Alliance/People before Profit 4% (no change)
• Green Party 3% (no change)
• Renua Ireland 2% (no change)
• Others 1%

Caretaker Taoiseach Enda Kenny has cut his St Patrick’s Day trip to Washington DC back to one day amid growing political uncertainty here.

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