THE LATEST OPINION poll has brought some much needed relief for Fine Gael.

The party has stopped its slide in support and gained two points in the Red C poll set to be published in tomorrow’s Sunday Business Post.

This puts the party on 30%.

The big losers in the latest figures are Sinn Féin.

Coming off the back of a difficult week in which one of its TDs has quit the party, it has dropped four points down to 16%.

These figure are in comparison to a poll published in the same newspaper last Sunday.

Labour and Fianna Fáil have seen their share of the vote remain steady on 8% and 18% respectively.

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The independents have seen a two point increase in their support.

When taken against a Red C poll conducted mid-week by the Irish Sun, the gains for the main government party are more dramatic.

This comparison shows a four point increase for Fine Gael, a one point decrease for Sinn Féin, a decrease of 1 point for Labour and a one point decrease for Fianna Fail.

Other polls will be published later this evening, including a Behaviour & Attitudes poll that is expected to put support for the Labour party at just 4%.