Red C Poll

Red C poll: Sinn Féin back down to 25% as independents surpass Fianna Fáil

Mary Lou McDonald’s party had recovered back up to 28 per cent last month but has since dropped again to its four-year low first seen in January

Mary Lou McDonald’s party has lost the ground it regained last month after falling to a four year low. Picture: Fergal Phillips

Support for Sinn Féin has dropped back to 25 per cent in the latest Business Post/Red C poll.

After dropping to the same level in a four year low in January, Mary Lou McDonald’s party had recovered back up to 28 per cent last month.

Fine Gael, meanwhile, has dropped 1 point to 19 per cent. The poll was taken in the wake of the referendum defeats for the government but before Leo Varadkar announced ...