Poll shows strong support for Lisbon

Updated: 15:48, Monday, 18 May 2009

The latest opinion poll on the Lisbon Treaty shows a dramatic fall in support for the No side.

1 of 1Lisbon Treaty - 52% would vote Yes
Lisbon Treaty - 52% would vote Yes

The tns/MRBI poll in today's Irish Times shows that just 29% of respondents would vote No in a referendum, while 52% would vote Yes.

Over 53% of voters voted against the treaty last June.

There remains a substantial Don't Know vote at 19%. If this is excluded, support for the treaty stands at 64.5% with 35.5% opposed to it.

Even if the don't knows were all to vote No, the Yes side would still retain a 4% lead.

While the Yes side is furthest ahead in Dublin with a 31 point lead, it is also ahead in all other regions.

The lowest support is in Munster with a 19 point lead.

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