Support for Sinn Féin rises as Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil see drop after presidential election, new poll shows

Support for Sinn Féin rises as Coalition stumbles in wake of presidency, poll shows

Sinn Féin is now the most popular party in the country, as support for the government parties has dropped in the wake of Catherine Connolly’s resounding victory in the presidential election.

The latest Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks poll shows support for Mary Lou McDonald’s party rising by two points to 23pc.