Politics

Red C poll: Independents rise again as Fianna Fáil slumps to two-year low

Sinn Féin has increased its support by 2 points to 27 per cent, having dropped back to 25 per cent last month

Support for Micheál Martin’s party has dropped to 14 per cent, the party’s lowest level in almost two years, with Fianna Fáil seeing no bounce following its recent Ard Fheis.

Support for independents has risen again to 19 per cent in the latest Business Post/Red C poll, as Fianna Fáil slumps to 14 per cent.

Sinn Féin has increased its support by 2 points to 27 per cent having dropped back to 25 per cent last month.

Fine Gael, meanwhile, has gained 1 point to 20 per cent. The poll was taken following the election of the party’s new leader Simon Harris to the Taoiseach’s ...