Sinn Féin remains Ireland’s most popular party despite drop, poll suggests
Sinn Féin supporters are the most eager for a general election, with 69% saying they would prefer to vote next year. Picture: PA
Sinn Féin has seen another drop in support, according to a new opinion poll, however, they remain the most popular political party.
The party finds itself on 29%, a drop of three points from 32% last month, according to the latest .
Fine Gael remains unchanged at 20%, while support for Fianna Fáil has climbed one point to 16%. Their coalition partner, the Green Party, remains unchanged at 4%.
The Social Democrats continue to lead the table of smaller parties, coming in at 6%, followed by the Labour Party with a decrease of one point to 4%.
People Before Profit–Solidarity remains at 3%, with Aontú still at 2%.
Independents saw an increase of one point to 13% overall.
According to the poll, 3% of people say they would vote for 'other parties' while 10% say they are undecided.
The poll was carried out between November 17 and November 22.
In a separate question, when asked if they'd want to see an election in 2024 or 2025, 47% said next year, and 29% said the year after.
Sinn Féin supporters are the most eager for a general election, with 69% saying they would prefer to vote next year, while 26% of Fine Gael supporters and 27% of supporters favour going to the polls early.
Independent voters also showed strong support for an early general election with 55% favouring casting their ballots in 2024.
The poll was carried out between November 17 and November 22.
