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A POLL SET to be published in tomorrow’s Sunday Business Post will show a dent in the support of both Labour and Sinn Féin.

Support for the Labour party has fallen by three points down to 7%, with backing for Sinn Féin dropping by the same amount down to 18%.

The only political party to see a rise in its figures was Fianna Fáil, climbing to 20%.

SBP/Red C poll: FG 28 (nc), Labour 7 (-3), Fianna Fáil 20 (+1), Sinn Féin 18 (-3), Inds 23 (+5), Greens 2 (-1), Renua 1 (nc), Others 1 (+1)
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Fine Gael saw their support remain consistent on 28% – showing the same level of popularity they had after the marriage referendum last month.

The big winners seem to be Independents, who have had their support increase by 5 points to 23%. The group had seen its support fall by six points in a poll last month from 24% to 18%.

Read: Fine Gael and Labour have surged in the latest poll

Also: Fianna Fáil is more popular than Sinn Féin in a new opinion poll

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