A new opinion poll shows the government parties consolidating some of their recent gains.
The Red C poll for tomorrow's Sunday Business Post sees both Fine Gael and Labour gaining 3 points in the last month.
Over 1,000 voters were polled between Monday and Wednesday of this week.
And Red C says Fine Gael would take 24 per cent of their vote - unchanged based on a similar poll last week, but up 3 per cent compared to the last Sunday Business Post poll five weeks ago.
Labour are on 9 per cent - still in low territory, but up three points from last month, and one point compared to last week.
Fianna Fáil still fails to make any ground - its 19 per cent is up just one point compared to last week, and unchanged since last month.
The most dramatic drop across the month is Sinn Féin, down one point in a week - but down FOUR points compared to before Christmas.
Independents and others are on 28 per cent - but new movements from Lucinda Creighton and Shane Ross have yet to make a mark.
