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Politics in NI: When is a poll on a United Ireland maybe not a poll on a United Ireland?
15 June 2026
Last month polls indicating that 63% of people in Northern Ireland would vote for “a United Ireland in the EU” made the headlines. This suggests

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Is there no growth in public support for a United Ireland? Is support shrinking instead?
30 March 2023
On 15 March, DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP told the National Press Club in Washington DC: “There is no evidence of growing support for

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Does Northern Ireland support abortion?
3 November 2022
UPDATE: This fact check was amended on 7 November 2022 to include additional information, specifically  details about the NIO’s 2019 consultation on the expansion of

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Are 75% of non-voters in Northern Ireland pro-Union?
16 November 2021
This claim is accurate with consideration. The claim that three-quarters of non-voters in Northern Ireland are pro-Union is based on evidence from a research survey

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Is there 51% support for Ireland unity?
6 December 2019
This claim is accurate. Although the Sinn Fein manifesto didn’t declare the exclusion of “don’t knows”, this revises a 45/46/9 split to a rounded 49/51

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Do 40% of Unionists support a potential Irish Sea trade border?
27 August 2019
This claim is inaccurate. 15% of unionists in a LucidTalk poll in August 2019 said there should be a “Northern Ireland specific backstop.” 81% of

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Do 77% of young people not want Brexit?
6 December 2018
This claim is inaccurate. Polls for Great Britain show support from those aged 18-24 for remaining in the EU at between 57% and 71%; for