Support for Sinn Féin is on a par with Fine Gael for the first time, according to a new poll.

The Irish Times Ipsos/MRBI survey shows Labour has enjoyed a small increase in support since the summer Cabinet reshuffle - with new Tánaiste Joan Burton now the most popular party leader.

Since the last poll in May, support for Fine Gael is unchanged at 24% and Labour are up 2 points to 9%.

Support for Sinn Féin is equal to Fine Gael at 24% - an increase of four points

But Fianna Fáil has dropped five points to 20%, while Independents/Others are down one point to 23%.

According to the Irish Times, the survey took place on Monday and Tuesday of this week among a representative sample of 1,200 voters aged 18 and over with face-to-face interviews at 100 points in all constituencies.

Newstalk's political correspondent Paraic Gallagher gives us his take on the poll: