Rise in support for SF and independents, latest poll says

Support for Sinn Féin and independents has increased, a new opinion poll suggests.

The latest Sunday Independent / Ireland Thinks poll also indicates that support for Fine Gael has fallen.

The survey suggests that Sinn Féin stands at 29%, up three.

Fine Gael stands at 19%, down two.

Fianna Fáil is unchanged at 16%.

The Social Democrats are unchanged at 6%.

The Green Party is also unchanged at 4%.

Aontú are at 3%, down one.

The Labour Party is unchanged at 3%, while Solidarity / People Before Profit are also unchanged at 2%.

Independents now stand at 19%, up two.

That’s on top of another increase in the previous poll.

The survey was carried out among a sample of 1,316 people taken between 2 May and 3 May and the margin of error is 2.8%.