SUPPORT FOR FINE Gael continues to fall, dropping from 20% to 19%, new polling indicates.

Sinn Féin remains the most popular party in the Republic of Ireland, according to the Red C poll carried out for the Business Post newspaper.

The poll puts the party, led by Mary Lou McDonald, at 33% again – significantly ahead of Leo Varadkar’s Fine Gael and Micheál Martin’s Fianna Fail.

According to the poll, support for Fianna Fail now sits at 16%, falling from 17% last month.

Support for the Green Party, led by Eamon Ryan, remains at 5%.

The Social Democrats are at 5%, a rise of a single percentage point since the last poll.

The Labour Party, which rose from 3% to 5%, will be hoping that the election of Ivana Bacik as leader will help further boost the party’s ailing fortunes in the polls.

People Before Profit sits at 3% support nationwide, while Aontu is at 2%.

Support for Independents remains at 11%.

The poll, carried out by Red C, saw 1,001 adults aged over 18 surveyed online between 18 and 23 March.

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