Sinn Féin still most popular party as Fianna Fáil extends lead over Fine Gael

Overall satisfaction with the Government is up two points to 46%

Both Micheál Martin and Mary Lou McDonald are level at 51% in terms of satisfaction ratings Picture: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

Sinn Féin remains the most popular political party, while Fianna Fáil has extended its lead over coalition partners Fine Gael, a new opinion poll suggests.

Support for Sinn Féin remains unchanged at 34% since January 23 keeping them in the top spot. Fianna Fáil, however, has gone up by one point to 25% while support for Fine Gael has dropped two points to 20%.