Sinn Féin has retained its position as Ireland’s most popular party, a new opinion poll has found, with Mary Lou McDonald overtaking Tánaiste Leo Varadkar in the leadership approval ratings. The poll puts Sinn Féin at 33%, up two points. Fianna Fáil fell two points to 18% while the Greens were also down one point to 3%. The Labour Party, now led by Ivana Bacik who recently replaced Alan Kelly, was up one to 4%. Mary Lou McDonald has risen above Tánaiste Leo Varadkar in the leadership approval ratings, according to the opinion pollTaoiseach Micheál Martin is the most popular leader, rated 4.3 out of 10.

Source: Irish Examiner April 04, 2022 09:00 UTC