Poll: Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael tied, two point drop for Sinn Féin

James Cox

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are neck and neck in the latest opinion poll.

Sinn Féin has dropped two to 20 per cent, after leading in recent polls.

Fianna Fáil is down two points and Fine Gael is up ond point.

The Coalition partners are both on 21 per cent in the Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks poll which was published today.

The Social Democrats are up one to 9 per cent.

Independents and others are on 10 per cent, while Independent Ireland, Aontú and Labour are all on 5 per cent. Solidarity People Before Profit is on 3 per cent, while the Green Party is on 1 per cent.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin remains the most popular party leader with an approval rating of 46 per cent, unchanged from the last poll.

Tánaiste and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris is up one to 41 per cent, while Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns' approval is unchanged at 40 per cent.

Labour leader Ivana Bacik's popularity rating has dropped one point to 36 per cent, and Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has also dropped one to 35 per cent.