Red C Poll

Red C Poll: Sinn Féin stem sharp fall in support but no bounce for government parties

Mary Lou McDonald’s party rises 3 points to 28 per cent, but Holly Cairns’ Social Democrats now holds a three-point lead over the Labour Party

The figures will come as a relief to Mary Lou McDonald and her party after January’s poll showed they were down 11 percentage points from its high of 36 per cent in the summer of 2022. Picture: Colm Lenaghan

Sinn Féin has managed to stem the sharp and steady slide in its poll numbers in recent months, with today’s Business Post/Red C poll showing a three-point growth in its support to 28 per cent

The party has stretched its lead over Fine Gael which, at 20 per cent, is unchanged from last month’s Red C poll. Fianna Fáil, meanwhile, has dropped one point to 16 per cent.

The figures will come as a relief ...