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Sinn Féin more popular than Fianna Fáil, according to opinion poll
Fine Gael remains the most popular political party.
FINE GAEL REMAINS the most popular political party in the country, according to two opinion polls.
In a Behaviour & Attitudes poll taken for the Sunday Times, Sinn Féin has overtaken Fianna Fáil as the second most popular party.
In this poll of 935 adults, Fine Gael has 30% support (down three), Sinn Féin has 24% support (plus three), Fianna Fáil is on 23% (down two), others are on 10% (plus two) and Labour is on 4% (down two). The margin of error is 3.3%.
In a separate Sunday Business Post/Red C poll of 1,000 adults, Fine Gael has 34% support (plus two), Fianna Fáil is unchanged at 25%, Sinn Féin has 16% support (plus two), independents have 9% (down four), while Labour is unchanged at 6%.
Opinion polls in the same two newspapers indicate that the Yes side is ahead as we approach Friday’s referendum on repealing the Eighth Amendment.
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