Just under half the electorate believe that the IRA was behind the recent robbery of £26.5 million from the Northern Bank in Belfast according to the latest Irish Times/TNS mrbi opinion poll.
While 47 per cent of those polled believe the IRA was responsible for the heist, only 19 per cent said they thought the IRA had no involvement in the robbery.
A further 29 per cent said they did not know whether the paramilitary organisation was involved.
A majority of voters believes that the Irish and British governments should continue to negotiate with Sinn Féin for a deal in the North rather than suspend negotiations until there is a verified end to IRA criminal activity, according to the poll.
Some 62 per cent believe the governments should continue to negotiate with Sinn Féin, while 26 per cent believe negotiations should be suspended until the governments are satisfied that there is a verified end to criminal activity by the IRA.
Some 9 per cent don't know and 3 per cent have no opinion.
When asked about Sinn Fein's commitment to working towards the cessation of all paramilitary violence and criminal activity, 46 per cent were of the opinion that the party was committed to the ending of all such activity.
Thirty two per cent said they did not believe that Sinn Fein were committed to the end of all paramilitary violence and criminal activity while 18 per cent said they did not know.
The poll was conducted last Monday and Tuesday among a national quota sample of 1,000 voters throughout all constituencies.
It was conducted just before the IRA's official denial on Tuesday night of involvement in the Northern Bank robbery.