A new opinion poll is showing a significant increase in support for Fianna Fáil, the first time the party has seen a substantial increase in a year.

Fine Gael lose support in the survey for the Sunday Times and Labour increased slightly.

Behaviour and Attitudes poll for this weekends Sunday Times was taken between June 5th and 15th.

Fine Gael's on 24%, down three points from the last poll taken in May.

Fianna Fáil goes back into second place on 21% - up four points.

This is off the back of the by-election win in Carlow-Kilkenny.

Sinn Féin drop one point to 19%, Labour go up one point to nine, the Green Party lose a point at 2%, while Independents and others are unchanged on 26%.

Satisfaction with the coalition dropped two points to 28% and Micheál Martin is the only leader to substantially increase support - up five points to 40%.