Boost for Independents but no gains for Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil

Enda Kenny’s speech in Washington has had no effect on his party’s ratings at home

Independents have seen their support rise by three points in the latest Sunday Business Post/Red C poll.

They are up to 13 per cent, while Labour is up by two points to six per cent.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny’s speech about immigration to US President Donald Trump has now been viewed almost 40 million times on the internet, but it has had no effect on his party’s ratings at home.

Fine Gael’s support is ...