Opinion poll: Holly Cairns is most popular party leader 

Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald is the second most popular leader with an approval rating of 46, but her party has dropped four points to 21%.

Holly Cairns is the most popular leader among voters

Holly Cairns is the most popular leader among voters with her Social Democrats party also increasing support in the most recent opinion poll.

The Cork South-West TD, whose party gained a Dáil seat with the promotion of Daniel Ennis in the recent Dublin Central by-election, now has personal approval rating of 47, while the Social Democrats is up two points to 10% support.