A second Irish referendum
There are lots of reasons for doubting whether holding a second Irish referendum on the Lisbon treaty is a good idea, or whether it can be won, but it cannot […]
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Ireland
Does the No vote herald a new Ireland?
There is a theory that the Irish rejection of the Lisbon treaty marks the start of a new era in Irish relations with Europe. Formerly a very pro-European country, it
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What would a second Irish referendum solve?
By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 18 June 2008 The defeat of the Lisbon treaty in the Irish referendum last week has led to lots of head-scratching about what do to
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A matter of respect
By Richard Laming There has been some interesting Eurosceptic criticism lately of the European Parliament’s vote against an amendment “to respect the outcome of the referendum in Ireland” on the
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