Ms O’Neill has been strongly criticised by unionists and some victims’ groups for her comments on the past.
The DUP’s Gregory Campbell has claimed Michelle O’Neill’s leadership has caused a new generation to grow up to “romanticise the campaign of shooting and bombing”.
The opinion poll found that 69% of respondents from the nationalist and republican community believe “violent resistance to British rule during the Troubles ” was the only option. “It is deeply worrying that because of Michelle O’Neill’s leadership where she frequently celebrates a range of PIRA terrorists, a new generation have grown to romanticise the campaign of shooting and bombing,” Mr Campbell said.“There was and always is an alternative to violence,” Mr Campbell added.
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