The upward trend for Fine Gael has come to an abrupt halt in the polls.
As the country prepares for by-elections on Friday, a Red C poll of a thousand adults for the Business Post shows a drop of 2 points for the party – although it still holds a significant lead at 30 percent.
Business Post Political Editor Michael Brennan says last week’s poll covers the period of controversy over remarks by their Wexford by-election candidate Verona Murphy – Sinn Fein’s Ard Fheis in Derry and Labour’s National Conference in Mullingar.
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