Poll Shows 60% Of NI Respondents In Favour Of Remaining In Single Market

A new opinion poll from Northern Ireland pollster Lucidtalk shows six in ten respondents supportive of Northern Ireland remaining as part of the EU's single market.

• UK (Northern Ireland), Lucidtalk poll: Should Northern Ireland stay in or leave the EU single market?: Stay in: 60%, Leave: 40%. Fieldwork: 5-7 April 2021, Sample size: 2,845
• If Northern Ireland were to remain in the EU's single market permanently (avoiding a hard border on the island of Ireland) a system of full customs checks would be required for goods transported between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
• There has been a concerning uptick in violence in Northern Ireland in recent weeks and days. There are myriad factors spoken about as reasons behind the violence, including loyalist anger over the implementation of the NI protocol as well as the lack of punishment for republican Sinn Fein politicians for breaking COVID-19 rules in attending an IRA funeral last summer, criminal gang activity, and disaffected youths letting off steam after a long period of lockdown.
• An attempted fireball bombing of a PSNI officer and her young daughter by republican dissidents raises the political and sectarian temperature further, and given the febrile environment in Northern Ireland there is no telling of what specific incident may incite violence on a greater scale.