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Fine Gael overtakes Sinn Féin as most popular party for first time since 2021 - Poll
The three main parties are virtually neck-and-neck according to the latest Business Post/Red C poll.
FOR THE FIRST time since June 2021, Sinn Féin is not the most popular party among voters.
The latest poll from the Business Post/Red C shows that Fine Gael has overtaken Mary Lou McDonald’s party as the most popular party in the state at 21% and 20% respectively.
Fianna Fáil saw a significant jump in this poll, up four points to 19%.
Sinn Féin has dropped 3 points since the last Business Post/Red C Poll while Fine Gael has dropped 1 point.
Independent Ireland, the party set up in November 2023 by Cork South West TD Micheal Collins and Limerick TD Richard O’Donoghue, debuted in today’s poll at 5%.
Here is the full state of the parties:
- Fine Gael 21% (-1)
- Sinn Féin 20% (-3)
- Fianna Fáil 19% (+4)
- Independents 15% (-4)
- The Green Party 5% (+1)
- Independent Ireland 5% (new)
- Social Democrats 5% (=)
- Labour 3% (-1)
- People Before Profit-Solidarity 3% (=)
- Aontú 3% (=)
The poll was conducted between 21 and 26 June 2024 and is based on online interviews with a random sample of 1,000 adults.
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