Sinn Féin records highest ever level of support in a Red C poll

Mary Lou McDonald’s party is benefiting from the cost of living crisis, and the recent controversy over plans to ban the sale of turf in urban areas, registering its highest ever rating in a Red C poll, while Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil remain well behind

Mary Lou McDonald, president, Sinn Féin: the latest Business Post/Red C poll shows support for her party at 34 per cent, the highest it has ever achieved in a Red C poll. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Sinn Féin’s opponents often accuse the party of pursuing different policies in the North and in the South. But the party would appear to be reaping rewards, by putting the cost of living at the centre of its Northern Assembly election campaign and its daily attacks on the government in the South.

The latest Business Post/Red C poll shows that Sinn Féin support is at 34 per cent, the highest it has ever achieved in ...