Many young voters still undecided ahead of the Stormont Agreement referendum.
With four days to go, a poll published shows that a significant number of younger voters are still undecided as to how they will vote in the Good Friday Agreement Referendum on 22 May.
The Yes campaign received a boost when rock group U2 arrived in Belfast in advance of their concert and an appearance with John Hume of the SDLP (Social Democratic and Labour Party) and David Trimble of the UUP (Ulster Unionist Party). It will be the first time the two leaders have shared a platform in this campaign.
David Trimble was in Derry today campaigning for a Yes vote with Labour MP (Member of Parliament) Kate Hoey and influential Tory peer Viscount Cranbourne. He was confident of a victory, and asked the public to,
Think the matter through.
Kate Hoey MP who previously supported Robert McCartney of the UKUP (United Kingdom Unionist Party) tells reporters that,
He is just plain wrong in his analysis of this agreement.
Robert McCartney however remains confident that those opposed to the agreement will be in the majority,
That surge will reach a crescendo of Nos by Friday.
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Dr Mo Mowlam was also out and about meeting voters today, and acknowledged that the pro-agreement parties are facing an uphill struggle,
I can’t now see an easy way forward.
Comments from David Trimble’s predecessor Lord Molyneaux criticising his support of the Good Friday Agreement Referendum have been a blow to the Yes side. The Yes campaign remain hopeful that events such as tomorrow night’s U2 concert and another visit from British Prime Minister Tony Blair next week will help redress the balance.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 18 May 1998. The reporter is David Davin Power.
