Sinn Féin has a four point lead on its nearest rivals Fine Gael in the latest opinion poll.
The main opposition party has risen 3 percent to 31 percent popularity according to the latest Ipsos MRBI survey for the Irish Times.
Fine Gael is in second place on 27 percent, which is down 3 and Fianna Fail stands at 20 percent support, up 6.
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Irish Times Political Editor Pat Leahy says Sinn Fein will be pleased with their clear lead in this survey:
