Coalition down in latest opinion poll

Fine Gael is down 2 points to 28 per cent – while Labour is unchanged at 8.

The Red C poll in the Sunday Business Post shows Sinn Féin support up 3 points to 20, while Fianna Fáil stayed the same on 18. 

The poll of 1,000 adults was carried out between Monday and Thursday of last week.

Political columnist with the Irish Examiner Gerard Howlin says so far the electorate don't seem to be buying the Government's pitch.