The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #50759   Message #772748
Posted By: The Pooka
28-Aug-02 - 02:05 AM
Thread Name: BS: Statue of Michael Collins
Subject: RE: BS: Statue of Michael Collins
Hear hear, Blackcatter (& others of good heart).

A fairly-recent NI poll showed somewhat (not much) over 50% for continued Union, low-30s-percent (I think) for joining the Republic, and the large remainder undecided. I say the first referendum will uphold the Union; and the second one, some years hence (wisely, there's a minimum interval in the Good Friday Agreement), will reunite Ireland's 32. In both, ROI will vote for unification. Inconceivable not to. Though a sizeable Republic minority will vote No, partly for economic reasons.