Sinn Féin remains the most popular party in the country in the latest political opinion poll – but the Government parties have closed the gap.

The Irish Times/Ipsos poll shows Fianna Fáil gaining three points to 23%, with Fine Gael is up two to 22%.

Sinn Féin falls two points to 33% – still 10 points clear of the nearest challenger.

The Green Party has lost support however, dropping two points to just 3%.

Meanwhile, Eamon Ryan's personal satisfaction rating is down 6 to 19% per cent.

Micheál Martin is the most popular party leader in the country according to the poll, up 8 points to 51%.

Leo Varadkar is up three to 48%, with Mary Lou McDonald falling two to 42% satisfaction.

The poll of 1,200 adults was carried out on the 11th and 12th of April.