Sinn Féin suffers another setback after poll slumps

Sinn Féin has suffered a double support slump in the wake of the Sandra McLellan bullying allegations, after falling three percentage points in two separate opinion polls.

Latest figures show its support has reduced from 21% to 18% in the Red C poll and from 24% to 21% in a separate Millward Brown analysis.

The Red C poll sees Fine Gael stable on 28%, Fianna Fáil rising one percentage point to 20%, independents/others gaining five points to 23%, Labour dropping three points to 7%, and Renua static on 1%.