A poll in Northern Ireland has found 61 % of people in the region remaining within the European Union 's single market and customs union . " The poll of over 1,000 people was conducted by researchers from Queen 's University Belfast and was funded by The Church in a Changing Europe , an independent academic project based at King 's College London . The research also found that many more Catholics than Protestants would support the idea of a united Ireland in the event of a hard Brexit that forces the UK out of the customs union and single market .
A poll in Northern Ireland has found 61 % of people in the region remaining within the European Union 's single market and customs union . The poll of over 1,000 people was conducted by researchers from Queen 's University Belfast and was funded by The Church in a Changing Europe , an independent academic project based at King 's College London . The research also found that many more Catholics than Protestants would support the idea of a united Ireland in the event of a hard Brexit that forces the UK out of the customs union and single market .