Trust in the Taoiseach Bertie Ahern is falling while support for Fianna Fáil is on the increase, according to the latest Red C poll in the Sunday Business Post.
According to the poll, a majority of 54 per cent said they do not believe Mr Ahern's evidence to the Mahon tribunal, an increase of 12 per cent since the last Red C poll from September 2006.
However, pver the same period support for Mr Ahern's party has increased by 4 per cent to 36 per cent. In a statement today Fianna Fáil said the results, after two months of sustained personal attacks by Fine Gael and the Labour Party showed that the Opposition had got it wrong.
According to the poll support for Fine Gael is up one point to 32 per cent, its highest level for a Red C poll. The Labour Party has shed three points since last September and now stands at 10 per cent.
Over the same period the Green Party has dropped two points to 7 per cent, while support for Sinn Féin is up two points to 9 per cent.
Support for the PDs is unchanged at 2 per cent while Independents and others have seen their support drop two points to 4 per cent.
