The Harris hop becomes the Simon slump as poll shows Fine Gael behind Sinn Féin

Fine Gael drop by six points in our final poll of the campaign

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Taoiseach Simon Harris. Photgraph: Brian Lawless/PA.
Taoiseach Simon Harris. Photgraph: Brian Lawless/PA.

The final Irish Times Ipsos B&A poll of the 2024 general election campaign reveals a stark reversal of fortunes for Fine Gael and Taoiseach Simon Harris, with the party dropping by six points back to third place, just behind Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin.

The results put even more pressure on Harris to perform well and win over voters in Tuesday night’s televised debate with Micheal Martin and Mary Lou McDonald.

Pat Leahy and Jack Horgan-Jones join Hugh Linehan to discuss all the poll’s findings.