Southern voters would consider big changes to institutions in a united Ireland
Public open to new structures to accommodate a changed reality
Voters in the Republic would consider “significant changes” to the political institutions in the South in the event of a united Ireland, according to the latest research.
Although voters have shown themselves to be cautious about specific changes, they are open to the idea of altering constitutional and political structures in order to accommodate a changed political reality.
The findings are part of the North and South research project for which two simultaneous opinion polls were conducted each year for the past three years. The North and South project is a collaboration between The Irish Times and the Arins Project. Arins – Analysing and Researching Ireland North and South – is itself a joint project of the Royal Irish Academy and the University of Notre Dame in the United States.