Fine Gael has a 4 point lead over Fianna Fail in the latest opinion poll.
The Red C poll for the Sunday Business Post puts Leo Varadkar's party on 30 points, up 3 percent since July.
It's the second poll within in a week and support for both Fine Gael and Fianna Fail has risen since its last poll in July.
It has Fine Gael on 30% up 3, Fianna Fail on 26% up 2. Sinn Fein is on 16% down 2. Independents are on 10% up 2. Labour is on 5% down 1, Solidarity people before profit in on 4% no change, the IA is down 2 to 2%, Soc Dem is up 2 to 4% Greens are down 2 to 2% and Renua is on 1% down 2.
Fianna Fail members nervous about last Sunday's poll that showed them behind 8% will find some relief in the 4% gap today.
For Fine Gael and Leo Varadkar it's the first time the party has hit 30% in a Red C poll since before the last election.
Our political Editor Chris Donoghue has the details:
