Two-thirds of people in Ireland favour allowing Ukraine to join the EU

Ursula von der Leyen pledged during last week's state of the union address that Ukraine would get 'seamless access to the single market'. 65% of Irish survey respondents back the candidate member joining the EU. Picture: Jean-Francois Badias/AP

Two-thirds of people in the country are in favour of allowing Ukraine to join the EU, according to a new national opinion poll.

The Red C poll conducted on behalf of European Movement Ireland shows that 65% of those polled back the Government’s call to allow Ukraine to join the EU.