Meanwhile Sinn Fein's lead at the top has slipped
Image via TwitterSinn Fein is still the most popular party in the country but has dropped two points in this latest poll to 29%.
Support for Fine Gael has also fallen by 1 to 21%, while Fianna Fail's gained one to 19.
It's a strong showing for the Social Democrats who are on their highest ever rating - they're up 5 to 9%, after Holly Cairns took over as leader of the party.
The Sunday Independent/ Ireland Thinks March Poll shows the Independents are unchanged on 10, and there's no change either for the Greens on 4.
Aontu and Labour are both down 1 to 3%, while Solidarity People Before Profit has dropped one to 2.
The poll was carried out on March 3rd with a sample size of 1,162 people.
