There’s good news for the government parties in the latest political opinion poll.
It shows rising support for Fine Gael with a comfortable lead as the most popular party in the state.
There’s also a rise in support for Labour, Sinn Féin cements its status as the second most popular party in the country,- with Fianna Fáil unchanged. Independents and others are down
The first Red C poll in almost three months was carried out between Monday and Wednesday of last week with 5 weeks to go until the budget.