Support for the Government parties has increased.

The poll was conducted among 1-thousand voters earlier in the week and shows Sinn Féin support at 17 per-cent, down 4 points – its lowest level since 2013.

Fianna Fáil is unchanged at 18 per-cent and support for Independents and others is also down to 28 per-cent.

Pat Leahy is Political Editor of The Sunday Business Post.

He says both Government parties fared well: