Brexit: 65% think a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland would create tension.

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2nd April 2019

Brexit: 65% think a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland would create tension. .  45% are worried about the further process of Brexit and the outcome of it. 65% think a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland would create tension. Possible consequences of Brexit for the Republic of Ireland include; Increase in the price of food and drink (55%), Increase foreign direct investment (40%) and Economic decline (32%).  56% of adults in Ireland are in favour of united Ireland. Last night, the British House of Commons failed again to agree on any alternative to Prime Minister May's Brexit treaty with the EU. According to the EU negotiator Barnier a hard no-deal-Brexit has become more and more likely, but can be still prevented with a positive vote on the withdrawal contract. Thus, there is still uncertainty about the country's Brexit course… What do adults in Ireland think about the seemingly never-ending debate and presence of Brexit in the daily news? In order to gain an insight into the attitudes and perceptions towards this topic, we conducted a nationally representative survey on 1,001 adults in Ireland: 45% are worried about the further process and the outcome of it. Brexit has also meant that there have been talks of the possibility of a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. If this were the case, 65% think that it would create tension between the North and South. A small number (17%) of people find the Brexit debate interesting. Double the amount (22%) of males find it more interesting than females (11%). 43% say that Brexit is getting on their nerves. Possible consequences of Brexit for the Republic of Ireland include; Increase in the price of food and drink (55%), Increased foreign direct investment (40%) and Economic decline (32%). Possible consequences for Northern Ireland include; Economic decline (51%), Increase in the price of food and drink (47%) and Companies leaving Northern Ireland (43%). Over half (56%) would be in favour of a united Ireland. This increases in the younger age groups – 64% of 18-34 years, 54% of 35-54 years and 45% of 55+ years.

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