Fianna Fáil and the Government have seen significant increases in support, according to a new opinion poll.

The TNS mrbi poll in tomorrow's Irish Times shows satisfaction with the Government has increased by 13 points to 48% since the newspaper's last poll in January.

Support for Fianna Fáil is up 8% in the same period to 42%.

Fine Gael is down 5% to 26%, while Labour has gained 3% increasing to 15%.

The Green Party is down 2% to 4%, Sinn Féin is down 2% to 6%, and the PDs are also down 2% to 1%.

Independents and others are at 6%, unchanged since January.

The poll was conducted on Monday and Tuesday.