The general election race has closed just five days out from polling, as Fine Gael's support drops in a new poll. The Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks poll shows that Fine Gael is down four points to 22% of support, with Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil on 20% each. Perhaps worryingly for Fine Gael, the poll was carried out on Thursday and Friday, before a video of an interaction between Taoiseach Simon Harris and a Cork carer in a Kanturk supermarket was widely shared. He said he has apologised to Ms Fallon. The poll shows that Independents and others are up three points to 19%, while Aontú is up two points to 5%.

Source: Irish Examiner November 24, 2024 15:03 UTC