Support for Fianna Fáil has dropped to an historic low and Fine Gael support is now seven points ahead of that for the main Government party, according to a poll published today.
Fianna Fáil support has fallen by 10 percentage points since late September, and just 26 per cent of voters say they would vote for the party in a general election.
Support for Fine Gael and the Labour Party has risen by five points and six points respectively, to 33 per cent and 15 per cent.
The overall state of the parties is Fine Gael 33 per cent (+5); Fianna Fáil 26 per cent (-10); Labour 15 per cent (+6); Green Party 6 per cent (-1); Sinn Fein 10 per cent (+1); PDs 2 per cent (-1) and independents 8 per cent (no change).
The Sunday Business Post/Red C poll, part of a series which tracks the changes political support every month, was carried out last Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday among more than 1,000 voters across the country.