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Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald pictured earlier this year Alamy Stock Photo
Red C Poll
Sinn Féin support drops by two points in new poll, while government parties remains steady
The polling also showed a clear support for a social media ban for children aged under 16.
SUPPORT FOR SINN Féin has dropped by two points to 22% in the latest Business Post/Red C poll.
It means Mary Lou McDonald’s party is two points ahead of Taoiseach Micheál Martin’s Fianna Fáil, with the party remaining on 20%.
Simon Harris’s Fine Gael meanwhile is unchanged since the last Business Post poll, on 19%.
Among the smaller parties, the Social Democrats have the largest share, unchanged at 7%.
Labour is up two points to 5%, while Aontú and Independent Ireland are both down one point to 4%.
The Green Party and People Before Profit are both unchanged at 3%, while independents are up 3 points to 13%.
For the poll, Red C interviewed a random sample of 1,004 adults online between 16 and 25 May.
Meanwhile, Red C also polled people on whether there should be a social media ban for children aged under 16.
Some 65% support such a ban, while 18% are unsure.
Only 17% said they would oppose such a ban.
Women were more in favour of banning social media for under 16s (70%) compared to men (59%), while those aged over 55 were the most in favour of a ban at 71%.
Those aged 18-34 were least in favour of a social media ban at 51%.
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