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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)
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%
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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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