A majority of the electorate North and South intend to vote in favour of the Belfast Agreement on May 22nd, the latest opinion poll has found.
The Prime Time/Lansdowne Market Research poll, conducted on behalf of RTE and broadcast last night, also reveals that while one-third of voters on either side of the Border are undecided, forthright opposition is strongest in Northern Ireland.
One in seven of the electorate there is unwilling to accept the deal, and 34 per cent are undecided. However, 80 per cent of Catholics are prepared to accept the agreement while only 31 per cent of Protestants indicate an intention to vote Yes.
A large number of Protestants, 45 per cent, are undecided while 24 per cent say they will vote against the agreement.
In the Republic, 61 per cent intend to support the agreement and only 7 per cent plan to vote against it. Thirty-two per cent remain undecided.
In Northern Ireland 52 per cent intend to vote Yes, with 14 per cent saying No. The remainder are undecided. Up to 62 per cent of DUP supporters say they will vote No but one-third remains undecided. Only 5 per cent would vote Yes
The troubles facing Mr David Trimble are starkly revealed. Only 42 per cent of UUP supporters intend to vote Yes while 45 per cent remain undecided; 13 per cent plan to vote against.