Sinn Féin support hits record high in new poll

Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald during a media briefing by Sinn Fein on the plinth at Leinster House, Dublin. Picture:Gareth Chaney/Collins

Sinn Féin has continued to build on its February election success, recording the party's highest-ever Red C poll rating.

The poll showed Mary Lou McDonald's party on 30% while Fine Gael continue in front on 33% — down from 37% after weeks of social media campaigning against Sinn Féin.