Sinn Féin fall again by three points as Independents make real gains

A week being “a long time in politics” certainly seems to fit the bill this week, with Leo Varadkar stepping down as Taoiseach just 10 days after the government lost both referendums put to the people on proposed constitutional amendments, relating to non-marital families, and both women’s duties in the home and the provision of care.

The poll results we publish this week were taken before Varadkar announced his resignation, so we can't yet see the impact of that decision. What we can measure ...