Backing for Irish unity outstrips support for union but many undecided – poll

MORE people would vote for a united Ireland than to maintain the north's union with Britain, according to the findings of a new opinion poll.

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Backing for Irish unity outstrips support for union but many undecided – poll

Peter Robinson calls think tank to sell merits of union ahead of a border poll

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