Fine Gael remains the most popular party in the country just ahead of Fianna Fáil, according to the latest opinion poll.
The Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes Poll has Fine Gael down one point to 28% but Fianna Fail also drops one point to 27%.
It is a similar story for Labour and the Independent Alliance who are both down a point to 4%, while the Social Democrats and Solidarity/PBP are also down one to 1%.
Sinn Fein remains unchanged on 18%, while Independents and others are up 2 to 12%.