evidence: Mary C. Murphy, University College Cork, urges caution in linking Northern Ireland support for remaining in the EU with growing support for a united Ireland. [...] It is clear, therefore, that the referendum result entails change for Northern Ireland’s political institutions and for the governance of the region. However, the suggestion that this altered environment is synonymous with majority support for a united Ireland is disingenuous. It presupposes that, in the aftermath of the referendum, those unionists who voted to Remain are also likely to vote to leave the UK. It also assumes that nationalists will opt for a united Ireland on the back of an overall UK Leave vote (and that voters south of the border will do likewise). Recent opinion polls on Irish unity do not demonstrate anything close to majority support for a united Ireland among either unionists or nationalists. Clearly, voters may adjust their views in the aftermath of this referendum and for nationalists in particular, this vote may increase their support for a united Ireland. However, any modification in Unionist voter preferences vis-à-vis Irish unity following the EU referendum is unlikely to develop quickly, and maybe not even at all. Loyalty to Britain and to the UK state means that unionists will be better able to accept and respect the national UK vote to Leave.