Support for Taoiseach Simon Harris and his Fine Gael party is continuing to slump ahead of Friday’s General Election. Fianna Fáil are now the most popular party in the country on 21%, by the narrowest of margins,

The leaders of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Sinn Féin were taking part in a debate just days before the general election.

The Business Post has released new polling figures this evening, conducted by Red C, that show Sinn Féin and Fine Gael each receiving 20% of first preference votes.

How do you go from jumping down each other’s throats to jumping back into bed together in the space of days? And how do you expect voters to trust you?

Fianna Fáil’s refusal to contemplate Sinn Féin as a coalition partner is policy-based and not personal, Micheal Martin has insisted. Mr Martin again made clear he would not engage with Sinn Féin in relation to government formation post-election.