A new poll out this weekend shows satisfaction with the Government has fallen. The Sunday Independent Kantar Millward Brown opinion poll shows nearly half the people polled are unhappy with its performance. It is also poor reading for the Taoiseach with Leo Varadkar's personal popularity down seven points to 49%. Fianna Fáil leader Micheal Martin's personal popularity has dropped four points to 40%, Sinn Féin's Mary Lou McDonald has dropped nine points to 37%, while Sinn Féin is down one point to 21%. The poll was conducted among 920 adults around the country, between December 1 and 13.

Source: Irish Examiner December 15, 2018 21:45 UTC