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AS two years of Stormont collapse caused by Brexit tensions has ended, a new poll has found nearly two-thirds of people in Northern Ireland would vote to rejoin the EU.
The DUP’s objections to post-Brexit trading rules and the political turmoil that followed is over for now, but a LucidTalk poll for the Sunday Life and Belfast Telegraph found that if another referendum was held today – most people would face the upheaval of reversing Brexit.
Slightly over 3,200 people across Northern Ireland were asked for their views between February 9-12.
Weighted to reflect the population, 62% chose to rejoin, 35% to stay out while 3% were unsure or offering no opinion.
In the original 2016 referendum, the UK-wide result narrowly passed Brexit by 51.89%.
At the time in north, 56% of voters had chosen to remain with 44% choosing to leave.
The latest poll foundings also revealed that substantially more women than men in Northern Ireland would choose to rejoin the EU at 70%, compared to 53% of men.
All age groups endorsed a pro-EU position, but this was more pronounced in 25-34-year-olds (74%) and 35-44-year-olds.
For 18-25-year-olds, fewer wanted to rejoin the EU at 59% with similar amounts for 45-54-year-olds (56%) and 55-64-year-olds (50%).
In the 65 and over demographic, 61% were also in favour of rejoining.