Fine Gael drops to its lowest level of support in new poll

FINE GAEL HAS dropped to its lowest level of support in the in the Business Post/Red C Poll’s history. The government party are now sitting at 17%, five points behind both Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin. Micheál Martin’s party has seen a rise in popularity, rising two points to 22%.

Mary Lou McDonald’s party dropped one point to 22%. Independent candidates have also seen a marginal increase, with their approval rating rising to 13%. Fine Gael’s polling at 17% puts it one point beneath the party’s previous lowest rating in September 2022, while under the leadership of Leo Varadkar.



The poll comes as Europe is on the cusp of a trade war with Donald Trump’s United States. Within the poll, 45% of respondents said that they approved of the EU’s response to the threat of a trade war, while 19% said they disapproved. Others were neutral or unsure.

On the issue of defence spending, just 5% said that they supported the government ramping up its defence spending compared to 26% who opposed it. Red C interviewed a random sample of 1,002 adults aged 18 and over online between 21 and 26 March..