Sinn Féin Senator Conor Murphy has responded to today’s Amárach Research poll for the European Movement Ireland, which found that a majority of people in both parts of Ireland – 67% in the north and 62% in the south – now support a United Ireland within the EU.
Speaking today in Dublin, Senator Murphy said:
“Today’s poll confirms what we are hearing more and more from communities across the north – people want change, and they want a future back in the European Union.
“These figures reflect a growing understanding that the cost of Brexit – economically, politically, and socially – has been detrimental for the north of Ireland. The same poll shows that 60% of people in the north do not believe that our relationship has improved since Brexit with the EU. Only 29% think otherwise. This is a stark indictment of a process that was imposed upon our people against their democratic consent.
“The north of Ireland has been held back for too long by partition. But there is another way – one that sees the reunification of our island, the restoration of our full place in the EU, and the unleashing of our untapped potential as part of an all-Ireland economy.
“A new Ireland is not just possible – it is already being imagined and increasingly supported by the people. The Irish government must now take up its responsibilities under the Good Friday Agreement, step forward, and begin the necessary planning.
“That means convening a Citizens’ Assembly and preparing for constitutional change in a way that is inclusive, respectful and forward-looking.
“This is a time of opportunity. Let us rise to meet it – together, democratically, and with the shared ambition of building a new Ireland that is united, prosperous and within the EU.”
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