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  • Sinn Fein urges ’No’ vote
    11 June 2008 par (Open-Publishing)

    London - Irish Republican party Sinn Fein urged voters on Wednesday to vote against the European Union’s controversial treaty, in a crunch referendum being watched anxiously by Ireland’s EU partners.
    Sinn Fein, the political wing of the Irish Republican Army, is the only mainstream Irish party against the Lisbon Treaty, whose fate is to be voted on by the Irish on Thursday.
    "We are the only people in Europe to have a vote and it is important that as many people as possible come out and (…)

  • Irish "No" camp: EU treaty bad for democracy
    11 June 2008 par (Open-Publishing)

    Critics of the European Union reform treaty in Ireland, which will vote on the document on June 12, are a diverse group united by the idea it would undermine democracy.
    Opponents include pacifists, anti-abortionists, nationalists and a handful of business people who share the view that Ireland and its people will be left with a weaker voice.
    A new opinion poll on Friday indicated their campaign may succeed. Rejection from Ireland, the only EU country to hold a referendum on the pact, (…)

  • Vote no to the Lisbon treaty
    9 June 2008 par (Open-Publishing)

    The Workers Solidarity Movement are printing and distributing 50,000 of the following leaflets in our campaign for a ’No’ vote on the referendum on the Lisbon Treaty.
    >> Lisbon - So What’s It All About Then?
    Over recent months, there’s been endless talk about the Lisbon Treaty. Most political parties advise us that we’ll be embarrassed and economically ruined if we don’t vote ‘Yes’. Groups advocating a ‘No’ vote tell us that we will lose our democracy and sovereignty if we do vote ‘Yes’. (…)

  • Lisbon Treaty faces rejection as No vote doubles in latest poll
    6 June 2008 par (Open-Publishing)

    by STEPHEN COLLINS, Political Editor
    THE LISBON Treaty could face a shock rejection with the No side now in the lead, according to the findings of the latest Irish Times /TNS mrbi poll.
    It will take an unprecedented swing in the last week of the campaign for the treaty to be carried.
    The poll shows the number of people intending to vote No has almost doubled to 35 per cent (up 17 points) since the last poll three weeks ago, while the number of the Yes side has declined to 30 per cent (…)

  • Stop the EU Treaty! Let´s raise our voices in Ireland!
    14 May 2008 par (Open-Publishing)
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    On 13 December 2007, the heads of EU States and governments signed the "Lisbon Treaty" which they expect to take effect on 1 January 2009. This Treaty will govern the future workings of the European Union and, like the European Constitution refused by French and Dutch voters in 2005, it will set the course of a neo-liberal, free-market Europe in exactly the same way. The social needs of European citizens are not taken into account. Instead of respecting the wishes of Europeans for a (…)

  • EU treaty : Leaked email reveals government plans to hoodwink (irish) voters
    20 April 2008 par (Open-Publishing)
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    The Treaty Con
    The Government has hatched an elaborate plan to deceive voters over the forthcoming EU treaty referendum, the Irish Daily Mail can today reveal.
    A leaked email shows that ministers are planning a deliberate campaign of misinformation to ensure the treaty vote is passed when it is put to the public as required by the Constitution. The document also shows that the Government is considering a last-minute change in the date of the referendum - slated for June 12 - to catch out (…)

  • Irish banks may need life-support as property prices crash
    15 March 2008 par (Open-Publishing)

    Irish banks may need life-support as property prices crash
    Last Updated: 1:02am GMT 13/03/2008
    The Dublin government appears to be almost powerless to prevent a severe downturn. Ambrose Evans-Pritchard reports
    The Irish banking system faces acute strains and may require a phase of temporary nationalisation as the property slump leads to a wave of defaults, according to a leading Irish economist.
    Morgan Kelly, of University College Dublin, said the government is almost powerless to (…)

  • Campaign Against the EU Constitution Next public meeting: 15/02/2008 - 19:30
    14 February 2008 par (Open-Publishing)

    Campaign Against the EU Constitution
    Vote No to the Lisbon Treaty
    Next public meeting: Reject the Lisbon Treaty
    Start: 15/02/2008 - 19:30
    A public meeting organised by Sinn Féin outlining the arguments for rejecting the Lisbon Treaty.
    Date: Friday, 15 February at 7.30pm.
    Venue: Wynn’s Hotel, Abbey St., Dublin 1.
    All welcome.
    http://www.caeuc.org/

  • Pádraig Mac Lochlainn to head Sinn Féin Lisbon Treaty campaign
    13 February 2008 par (Open-Publishing)

    DONEGAL Sinn Féin Councillor Pádraig Mac Lochlainn has been appointed the party’s director of the Lisbon Treaty referendum campaign.
    Speaking at the launch of the party’s Lisbon Treaty alternative in Dublin on Tuesday, Councillor Mac Lochlainn said Sinn Féin will be mounting a major campaign against the Lisbon Treaty and he is calling on people from across the political divide to get involved. He said Sinn Féin members across the country will be going door to door to distribute more than (…)

  • 10 reasons why the Lisbon Treaty is a bad deal for Ireland
    13 February 2008 par (Open-Publishing)

    1. It puts at risk our automatic right to a referendum on future changes to existing treaties.
    2. It gives the EU too much power and reduces our ability to stop decisions that are not in Ireland’s interests.
    3. It gives 105 additional powers to the EU on issues such as international relations, security, trade and economic policy – and in more than 60 of these areas we will lose our right to stop laws not in our national interest.
    4. It creates an EU Foreign Minister and (…)