Support for Sinn Féin in the Republic has fallen, according to a new opinion poll which shows a majority of voters would support a continued Fianna Fáil/Fine Gael led government.
The latest Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks poll shows support for the party has dropped to 18%.
In October 2022 the party was polling at 37%.
Sinn Féin party leader Mary Lou McDonald’s approval rating has also dropped below Aontú's Peadar Tóibín (32%).
Her approval rating has fallen to 31% (-2%) in this weekend’s poll.
She now ranks sixth against the other party leaders.
It comes as the Republic’s two main government coalition parties have seen their popularity increase.
Fine Gael (25%) and Fianna Fáil (21%) have both seen their support increase by one point while Sinn Féin sees its share drop by a point to 18%.
Two-thirds of voters (66%) would back a second term for the parties (with Independents) over a Sinn Féin-led government excluding Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil (34%) .
The latest poll also reveals that the Social Democrats and Aontú have fallen by 1% to 4% and 3% respectively.
Both the Labour Party (4%) and Solidarity-People Before Profit (2%) have no change and Independents/Other are up 1% to 19%.
Respondents said housing is the biggest issue that needs to be addressed (58%).
Immigration was mentioned by more than a third of respondents (35%).
