Leo Varadkar and Fine Gael see significant slump in polls

Sinn Féin has topped the Red C poll for the first time since the tracking poll started in 2003 with Mary Lou McDonald's party on 29%

'The Sunday Times' Behaviour and Attitudes (B&A) poll saw Leo Varadkar's popularity plummet to 39%, down nine points. Picture: Brian Lawless

Leo Varadkar and Fine Gael have seen a significant decrease in popularity in two separate opinion polls this weekend.

Weeks after the Katherine Zappone appointment and Merrion Hotel incident, Fine Gael were down two points in the Business Post Red C poll on 28%, while The Sunday Times Behaviour and Attitudes (B&A) poll saw Leo Varadkar's popularity plummet to 39%, down nine points.