Yes camp gets a boost from Leinster poll

A CLEAR majority of voters in Leinster believe children born to non-national parents should not be automatically entitled to Irish citizenship, the latest Irish Examiner/Prime Time poll has found.

According to the poll carried out by Lansdowne Market Research this Tuesday and Wednesday 62% were not in favour of allowing children whose parents are not Irish to qualify for citizenship.

Just 29% of those surveyed thought the children had a right to automatic citizenship. The remaining 9% had not yet made up their minds.