90% of loyalists say united Ireland vote risks return of violence

Disorder last month on Lanark Way in Belfast. Picture: Niall Carson/PA

Some 90% of unionists and loyalists fear a united Ireland could spark a return of violence in Northern Ireland, a poll has found.

The poll, which coincides with the centenary of the creation of Northern Ireland, found a significant majority of people on both sides of the border believe peace will be compromised by a united Ireland.