The latest Irish Times/ Ipsos opinion poll shows support for both Fine Gael and Sinn Féin has dropped, with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar also seeing a sharp decline in his personal rating. Fianna Fáil and the Social Democrats however, can breathe a sigh of relief after both experiencing an increase in support. Pat, Harry and Hugh analyse the results.

Plus they share their favourite Irish Times piece of the week:

Olivia Kelly follows in Bloom’s sticky footsteps around the capital

Mark Paul on Boris Johnson’s adventures in parliament

Sally Hayden on the normalisation of mass drownings in the Mediterranean

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Poll: Drop in support for Fine Gael and Sinn Féin

Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan

Poll: Drop in support for Fine Gael and Sinn Féin