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INDEPENDENT IRELAND AND Aontú have increased support while Fianna Fáil have slipped back, according to a new opinion poll.
The latest Ireland Thinks/Sunday Independent survey suggests that the two smaller parties have gained in the aftermath of last month’s fuel protests.
Independent Ireland, which is led by Cork Southwest TD Michael Collins, has climbed to 9% (an increase of 3%) whereas Peadar Tóibín’s party saw a smaller increase to hit 7% (+1). It is a record high for both parties.
But Fianna Fáil saw support drop by 2 to 17%, as pressure continues to mount on Micheál Martin’s party ahead of by-elections in Dublin and Galway where it is expected they will struggle.
That polling puts them at the same level of support as their government coalition partners in Fine Gael, whose support is unchanged.
Sinn Féin remains the largest party as it is unchanged at 22%.
Elsewhere, the Social Democrats are also unchanged at 9%, while Labour (4%) and People Before Profit (2%) are both down 1. The Greens remain unchanged at 3%.
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