Will we stay or will be go is the question and the answer is getting more difficult as we near voting day. It really is heading for a cliffhanger.

For the people of the North it’s a vote from the frontline because of the land-border with the South. 

Many have made up their minds, but according to the latest polls it is the undecided voters who could swing the vote in favour of the ‘Remain’ camp.

Surveys here this week have shown a slight rise in the ‘Leave’ camp but while the gap is narrowing between the ‘Remain’ and ‘Leave’ camps, it seems most people here are in favour of the UK staying in the EU.

There was a  lull in campaigning by both camps following the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox last week. The 41-year-old mother of two young children died on Thursday after being stabbed  while working in her West Yorkshire constituency.

But following the break, the most recent surveys have pointed to a recovery in the ‘Remain’vote.

Many unionists have been campaigning strongly since the outset for Brexit.

DUP leader and First Minister Arlene Foster claims that the overall effect of leaving would benefit the North and just last week local Ulster Unionist MP  Tom Elliott finally came out and declared his hand saying he is ‘just about in favour of voting to leave Europe’.

 However, his unionist colleague MEP Jim Nicholson says he can only fight the North’s corner by staying at the table in Europe. 

New SDLP MLA Richie McPhillips says its good for Ireland north and south while Sinn Fein warn that leaving Europe would be bad for an all Ireland.

Cross-border businesses here including haulage firms and exporters with substantial dealings through Dublin Port, have concerns about the UK leaving the EU. They fear the restoration of border controls and checkpoints while farmers are concerned about the loss of farming subsidies.

No matter what happens on voting day it’s going to be a close run decision. The decision though will define our lives, and the lives of those living in the rest of Europe, forever.