{"id":25612,"date":"2022-03-27T08:25:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-27T12:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=25612"},"modified":"2022-03-27T09:28:15","modified_gmt":"2022-03-27T13:28:15","slug":"fine-gael-support-falls-to-19-in-latest-polling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=25612","title":{"rendered":"Fine Gael Support Falls To 19% In Latest Polling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"581\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2-65966595.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2-65966595.png 581w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2-65966595-300x186.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/><figcaption><em>The poll puts Sinn F\u00e9in, led by Mary Lou McDonald, at 33 per cent and significantly ahead of Leo Varadkar\u2019s Fine Gael and Miche\u00e1l Martin\u2019s Fianna F\u00e1il (PA)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Support for Fine Gael continues to fall, dropping to 19 per cent, according to the latest poll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sinn F\u00e9in remains the most popular party in the Republic of Ireland, according to the Red C poll carried out for the Business Post newspaper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The poll puts the party, led by Mary Lou McDonald, at 33 per cent and significantly ahead of Leo Varadkar\u2019s Fine Gael and Miche\u00e1l Martin\u2019s Fianna F\u00e1il.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the poll, support for Fianna F\u00e1il now sits at 16 per cent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Support for the Green Party, led by Eamon Ryan, remains at 5 per cent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Social Democrats are at 5 per cent in the poll, a rise of a single percentage point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Labour Party, which also rose to 5 per cent, will be hoping that the election of Ivana Bacik as leader\u00a0will help further boost the party\u2019s ailing fortunes in the polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People Before Profit sits at 3 per cent support nationwide, while Aontu is at 2 per cent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Support for Independents remains at 11 per cent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The poll, carried out by Red C, saw 1,001 adults aged over 18 surveyed online between March 18th-23rd.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-25612\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=25612&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-25612\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=25612&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-25612\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=25612&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=25612\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Support for Fine Gael continues to fall, dropping to 19 per cent, according to the latest poll. 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