A new opinion poll shows a fall in support for Fine Gael and Fianna Fáíl.
The Behaviour and Attitudes Poll in the Sunday Times shows a small rise in the popularity of the left wing parties.
Fianna Fail 28 (-2)
Fine Gael 26 (-2)
Sinn Fein 19 (+2)
Labour 5 (+2)
Ind/Others 23 (+1)
Breakdown of Ind/Others
Ind Alliance 5 (nc)
AAA/PBP 4 (+1)
Greens 3 (+1)
SocDem 1 (+1)
Renua 1 (+1)
Others 9 ( -2)
Despite a rise in support for Sinn Féin, the party's leader Gerry Adams' satisfaction rating has dropped by 6 points in the past month.
The poll was taken during extensive coverage of the 1983 IRA shooting of Brian Stack, on which Gerry Adams made a Dáil statement.
Taoiseach Enda Kenny satisfaction rate is 33% despite, up 1 point since last month's survey.
Fianna Fail's Micheál Martin is the country's most popular political leader on 50 percentage points, with Labour's Brendan Howlin on 39%.
Political Editor of the Sunday Times Stephen O'Brien, says Gerry Adams' performance in this poll may lead to more question over his future leadership of Sinn Fein:
