The possibility of a hard border post-Brexit, an economic slowdown in Northern Ireland and a shift toward a majority Catholic population could lead to an Irish unity vote, analysts have warned. A poll published on Tuesday by the Trinity College Dublin Institute found that support for independence was at its highest level since it began polling in 2011.
The possibility of a hard border post-Brexit, an economic slowdown in Northern Ireland and a shift toward a majority Catholic population could lead to an Irish unity vote, analysts have warned. The Republic of Ireland joined the EU in 1973, and major parties Fine Gael and Fianna Fail—who favour union—are positioning themselves for a possible referendum in Northern Ireland, which voted by almost 56% to remain in the bloc.