By Andras Gergely
DUBLIN (Reuters) - The overwhelming majority of Irishvoters oppose a second vote on the European Union's reformtreaty and the "no" camp would win by a bigger margin in are-run than in June's referendum, a survey showed on Sunday.
The Lisbon treaty was rejected last month by 53.4 to 46.6percent in the only popular vote on it among 27 member states,jeopardising the bloc's institutional reform plan andhumiliating Ireland's political leaders.
In a survey by pollster Red C and commissioned by UKcampaign group Open Europe, 71 percent opposed a second voteand 24 percent were in favour.
Of those who expressed an opinion, 62 percent said theywould vote "no" in a second referendum, compared with 38percent who would vote "yes" for the pact designed to replace aconstitution rejected by French and Dutch voters in 2005.
"That would mean the "no" lead would increase from 6 pointsin the recent referendum to a commanding 24 point lead in asecond vote," Open Europe said in a statement.
Open Europe, which opposes an "ever-closer union" in Europeand campaigned for a British referendum to be held on the EUtreaty, counts amongst its supporters executives of companiessuch as Tesco, Citigroup, Schroders and UBS.
Dublin-based Red C polled 1,000 Irish voters between 21 and23 July for the survey.
Irish Foreign Minister Micheal Martin said this week thatit was too early to "talk about or contemplate" a second vote,and Ireland aimed to give the European Union clarity on the wayforward for at a December summit.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy angered many Irish peoplelast week by saying Ireland would have to vote again on theLisbon treaty.
Hundreds of protesters greeted Sarkozy, the EU's currentpresidency holder, when he visited Dublin on Monday, manychanting "No means No".
Despite ranking as one of the bloc's most pro-Europeanstates, Ireland's voters almost wrecked EU plans for eastwardexpansion in 2001 by rejecting the Nice treaty, but thegovernment held a second referendum which approved the pact.
(Editing by Giles Elgood)
