Northern Ireland

Majority in the Republic do not believe there will be united Ireland within the next decade

A new poll has found that the majority of people in the Republic do not believe there will be a United Ireland within the next decade
A new poll has found that the majority of people in the Republic do not believe there will be a United Ireland within the next decade A new poll has found that the majority of people in the Republic do not believe there will be a United Ireland within the next decade

A new poll has found that only one in three people in the Republic believe there will be a united Ireland within the next decade.

The Red C poll results found that 43 per cent of those surveyed disagreed with the statement that there would be a united Ireland within ten years. Thirty-two per cent agreed while 25 per cent said they did not know.

The poll also found that Irish support for EU membership is still high, at 84 per cent however there was discontent over the EU's vaccine strategy, with 48 per cent of people saying they did not have confidence in the vaccine strategy.

There has been widespread disappointment over the shortfall in vaccine deliveries in the Republic. The rollout was coordinated by the European Commission.

The poll, which was commissioned by European Movement Ireland, was conducted among a sample of 1,000 people during the week beginning March 19.

Meanwhile, 77 per cent of respondents said member states should only get EU funding if they adhere to rule of law principles, such as democracy, human rights and equality.

Furthermore, just over half (52 per cent) of those polled opposed deeper economic integration if it meant weakening the veto. This was up from 51 per cent last year.