Soft yes voters will hold the key to long campaign

Complacency may yet sink the hopes of same-sex marriage supporters

A marriage equality march in Dublin: the result of the referendum is not a foregone conclusion Picture: Photocall

The trend in all opinion polls since last year has been utterly consistent – there is a substantial majority of voters who say they will vote in favour of same-sex marriage when the question is put to them in a referendum.

Today’s Red C poll for the Post confirms majority support for the measure, with 77 per cent of people agreeing either strongly or slightly that they intend to vote in favour of ...