That said, Sinn Féin still remains the most popular party by some distance.
Support for the three Coalition parties has risen since the summer, according to a new opinion poll released on Thursday, 27 October.
The latest Irish Times / Ipsos MRBI opinion poll – the first such poll since July – shows Fine Gael up four points to 22%, as well as Fianna Fáil and Greens both up one point to 21% and 4% respectively.
On the other hand, Sinn Féin’s points fell by one, though it remains first in terms of popularity with 35%.
Labour also saw a drop by one point to 3%, while the Independents and smaller parties decreased by four points to 16%.
In terms of party leaders, Fianna Fáil’s Micheál Martin and Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald’s satisfactory ratings were the highest, with both receiving 45%.
Martin saw a rise of five points since July, while McDonald’s points rose by two.
Fine Gael’s Leo Varadkar’s rating also improved significantly, moving up eight points to 44%, as did the Greens’ Eamon Ryan who saw a bump of five points to 20%
This is as satisfaction with the Government also improved, rising nine points to 40%.
The Irish Times suggested that the recorded increase in the Government’s popularity may be linked to the supports announced in last month’s Budget.
Its opinion poll was conducted between 23 – 25 October among 1,200 adults at 120 sampling points across all constituencies.
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