Northern Ireland Could Quit the U.K. Within a Decade, Polls Show
A pedestrian passes a display of national flags, clockwise from top left, of the Ulster Banner, the Royal Standard, British Union Flag, Scotland, Wales, and England, in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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Voters in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland see themselves united as one country in the next 10 years, according to polls conducted on both sides of the border.
South of the border, 62% of people favor Irish unity, though the majority view it as a long-term project rather than an immediate priority, according to a poll for the Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI. The most popular timeline for a referendum was “in the next 10 years.”