Fine Gael holds the lead as Sinn Féin gets post-budget headache

A new Sunday Business Post/Red C poll finds SF with its second poll decline in a row. Meanwhile, Fine Gael remains ahead of Fianna Fáil - and Labour, Greens and Independents all reap gains

It is Sinn Féin that is suffering the post-budget hangover in the latest Sunday Business Post/Red C Poll.

Party leader Gerry Adams found himself the object of ridicule when he spoke about €30 being enough to buy a “bottle of wine” in the Dáil last week. By the time he explained he was referring to the wine tastes of the cabinet, it was too late.

But the two-point drop in support for a ...