A new opinion poll has found that an overwhelming majority of Irish people support the backstop for the Irish border.

The Sky Data poll found that eight in 10 people (79%) think the Government should hold out.

Just 7% think they should prioritise avoiding a no-deal Brexit.

Source: Sky Data

There is also a great deal of satisfaction among Irish people about how the Government has handled Brexit.

Six in 10 (60%) think the Government has done a good job, with just 17% saying it has done a bad job.

Source: Sky Data

In contrast, the vast majority think the UK government has handled negotiations badly - 84% think it has done a bad job, just 6% a good one.

Some 44% think Brexit would be bad with a deal for Ireland, rising to 73% in the case of a no-deal Brexit.

If they had to choose, eight in 10 Irish people (81%) would cut economic ties with the UK rather than with the EU (19%).

Source: Sky Data

Brexit also appears to have damaged Irish people's views of the UK - 66% say they have a less favourable view of Britain as a result of Brexit.

Some 26% say it has made no difference, with 2% more favourable.

Sky Data interviewed a nationally representative sample of 1,611 Sky customers in Ireland online from February 1st to 4th.