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TDs will be lobbied to back treaty referendum
1 week ago

Fine Gael and Labour Party TDs will be pressured individually to support an official call for a referendum on tough new EU budget rules.Independent TDs and senators yesterday kicked off a plan to force a referendum by securing the support of a third of T
Campaign to demand referendum on proposed EU fiscal compact launched
2 weeks ago

A NEW campaign designed to demand a referendum on the so-called fiscal compact/treaty designed to rein in European Government spending has been launched.While it is not yet clear whether a referendum will be necessary to have the new rules enforced, Sinn
Scepticism over Syria action claim
6 days ago

The Government has given a sceptical response to claims that Syrian president Bashar Assad is ready to end bloodshed and stage a referendum on a new constitution.During a visit to Damascus, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said he had received assu
EU treaty won't mean years of cutbacks, says Kenny
1 week ago

TAOISEACH Enda Kenny said yesterday that taxpayers will not face years of endless Budget cutbacks under the new EU fiscal treaty.There have been concerns that the strict deficit rules in the new agreement will force Ireland to introduce even more Budget
Q & A: The new EU fiscal agreement
1 week ago

Q: Are we getting another referendum?A: Doesn't look like it. The rest of Europe is no longer insisting that we put the latest deal into the constitution so the decision will be made by the Government and the attorney general's office. The deal signed ye
Plan for permanent referendum body
1 month ago

Taoiseach Enda Kenny will set up a permanent Referendum Commission to ensure its members are prepared should the public be required to vote on EU treaty changes.The commission, which was established in 1998, only convenes before a referendum is held.But
EU intrusion on national budgets 'won't solve' the euro debt crisis
1 week ago

Former Taoiseach John Bruton yesterday warned that new European budget rules that allow the EU to intrude into national budget-making will not solve the debt crisis.Last Monday's agreement between 25 EU leaders in Brussels to write spending brakes into n
Referendum could come sooner as EU debt deal nears completion
1 month ago

euro crisisEurope's top officials aim to complete their political work on a new European debt deal by the end of this month, meaning the Government here will have to face a decision on a possible referendum much earlier than politicians had hoped.Meanwhi