Twice as many people from Northern Ireland would vote to remain in the UK rather than Irish unity, according to a new survey.
however, the Irish Times opinion poll also showed a majority of more than four to one in favor of unity in the Republic.
The findings are contained in two opinion polls carried out on both sides of the border for the newspaper and Ipsos’ Arins Project, a new research project on north-south relations and political views on the island’s future.
The two polls were conducted among more than 1,000 voters in Northern Ireland and the Republic in August and September this year.
Half of all respondents in Northern Ireland said they would vote against unity, including 21% from a Catholic background.
Just 26% of those polled in Northern Ireland said they would vote for unity, with 19% saying they did not know how they would vote and 5% saying they would not vote.
Among Protestant respondents in Northern Ireland, 78% were opposed to unity.
Among those surveyed in the republic, 66% said they would vote for unity, only 16% were against and 13% did not know.
Polls have shown that majorities on both sides of the border support a unity referendum.
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