POLL SHOWS
EXPONENTIAL GROWTH IN SINN FEIN'S CLOUT
RTÉ Political Reporter
A new opinion poll indicates a gain
in support for Sinn Féin since the election of Mary Lou McDonald as party
leader.
Compared to last month, the main
findings in tomorrow's Sunday Times/Behaviour and Attitudes poll sees Fine Gael
down four points to 32%.
Fianna Fáil is up two points to 27%,
while Sinn Féin saw a rise of three points to 19%.
Independents and others are up one
point to 10%, while Labour is also up one point to 6%.
Solidarity/People Before Profit are
down two points to 1% while the Social Democrats are down one point.
This latest poll shows a gap of 5%
between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil compared to the 11 point lead held by the
main government party last month.
The drop in Fine Gael support may
reflect the controversy over the Government's Strategic Communications Unit and
renewed focus on hospital waiting times in emergency departments.
However, the fieldwork for the poll
was conducted before the latest controversy following Taoiseach Leo Varadkar's
remarks in Washington about his contact with then businessman Donald Trump over
a planning issue concerning a proposed wind farm near his golf complex in
Doonbeg in Clare.
The poll was conducted by face to
face interviews with 900 voters between 6-13 March last and has a margin of
error of plus/minus 3.3%.
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