Irish identity tops new N Ireland poll

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Interesting survey about identity in N Ireland.
Irish identity tops new the north of Ireland poll
Belfast Telegraph building, Royal Avenue, Belfast
The poll was carried out on behalf of the Belfast Telegraph
More people identify themselves as Irish than British in the north of Ireland according to a new poll in Monday's Belfast Telegraph.
Over 1,000 people were interviewed for the survey.
A total of 42% of those surveyed told the pollsters they were Irish while 39% identified themselves as British. 18% saw themselves as Northern Irish.
The poll suggests that if a referendum was held now, a small majority - 55% - would vote to stay within the politic of the UK.
55% is much less than the 2 thirds - 66% Unionist majority - the number of pro-British unionists in Northern Ireland quoted in the past.
However, those interviewed were evenly divided over whether Northern Ireland would still be part of the UK or part of a united Ireland by the year 2021.

The importance of religion may be on the slide, but being Irish is getting even stronger.
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And then a whole different angle that suggests a real mind change.

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However religion should have nothing to do with common sense.
The Island is Ireland, not Britain and part remains only so because of force.

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