Sinn Fein could secure more than 30% of the popular vote in Northern Ireland, a new opinion poll has suggested.
The Irish republican party emerged top of the poll for the first time in the Stormont Assembly election in May with 27 seats, ahead of next closest rivals the DUP on 25 seats.
The results of the latest Institute of Irish Studies-University of Liverpool/The Irish News poll indicate the party could receive more than 30% of the popular vote for the first time.