Accepting and tolerating Partition as something that has to be lived with for now is not the same as "supporting" it. (And as for that "anecdotal evidence that anyone can glean", it's not in line with what I've ever gleaned. But that's the trouble with anecdotal evidence. It all depends on whom you happen to pass your time with.
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But focusing all our attention on Ireland alone here is to my mind to miss the point. The signs from recent episodes of violence towards innocent people by agents of the state - remember the way the butchery of Jean de Menezes was dealt with - are that the attitudes that underpinned and orchestrated the cover-up, with all its lies, are still very much present and active.