SUPPORT FOR FIANNA Fáil remains steady on 16% despite the fallout from the handling of the fuel protests and Independent Ireland has emerged as the big winner, according to a new poll.

The Sunday Business Post/Red C poll shows support for the coalition government has dropped to 32% as Fine Gael dropped two points to 16% – a historic low for Simon Harris’s party.

Independent Ireland picked up an extra two points, placing its support on 7%. This is a record high for the rural-led party, which was the political party most involved in the fuel protests.

Sinn Féin, also a supporter of the protests, gained one point. It is now polling at 25%.

All other political parties’ support levels remained unchanged; Independents (12%), Social Democrats (8%), Aontú (6%), Labour Party (4%), Green Party (3%), People Before Profit/Solidarity (3%).

More notable, however, is the number of adults who now believe Ireland is heading for economic decline over the next six months. According to the poll, 83% believe so, a massive jump in polling from the previous quarter that indicated 59% expected such.

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