Last night\u2019s poll for Claire Byrne Live on RT\u00c9 1, which was carried out by Am\u00e1rach Research, revealed that 63% of people want to see a united Ireland before they die.<\/p>\n
Just 18% of people said they would not like to see Irish unity happen, while 19% said they didn\u2019t know.<\/p>\n
There has been increasing speculation that the United Kingdom\u2019s departure from the European Union on 29 March could lead to the unification of the Republic and Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n
However, most people who responded to the poll did not think that Brexit would cause a united Ireland.<\/p>\n
48% of people felt that Brexit would not unite the 32 counties, with only 31% of respondents saying a united Ireland would happen because of Britain\u2019s departure from the EU.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the public was split down the middle when asked if there would be a hard border in the island of Ireland after Brexit.<\/p>\n
If the United Kingdom crashes out of the EU without a deal on 29 March, it will revert to World Trade Organisation rules on trade.<\/p>\n
That means customs checks will have to take place on goods travelling between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, creating a hard border between the two countries.<\/p>\n
Responding to the poll, 37% people felt there would be a hard border, while 37% also felt there would not be, with 26% of people saying they didn\u2019t know.<\/p>\n
The poll questions were carried out by Amar\u00e1ch Research for Claire Byrne Live yesterday, 18 February, and were put to a panel of over 1,000 Irish adults.<\/p>\n
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