Ireland holds historic referendum that could derail EU treaty
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Irish voters headed to the polls Thursday in a historic referendum that will determine the fate of a treaty designed to overhaul the European Union. (article 5)
From peat farmers bitter about Brussels to a prime minister indignant about his opponents' campaign tactics, all Ireland was on display on Thursday in a make-or-break referendum on the European Union's Lisbon treaty. (article 7)
Ireland - the only one of the EU's 27 member states to have a referendum on the treaty - accounts for less than 1 per cent of the bloc's population of almost 500m. (article 7)
The pope has timed a speech about the role of Ireland in European history to coincide with the eve of the Lisbon Referendum. (article 11)
The House of Lords has voted against holding a referendum on the EU Treaty - a day before the Irish Republic's national ballot on the agreement. (article 8)
Brian Cowen sent a voicemail to 15,000 activists in his Fianna Fail party on Monday night as the Irish prime minister stepped up pressure for a big turnout in Thursday's critical referendum on the Lisbon reform treaty. (article 9)
The performance of the Fianna Fail political machine, with an official membership of 65,000 and 3,000 branches across the country, could determine whether the treaty is passed or defeated. (article 9)
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Source articles
- EU’s future hangs on knife-edge vote (ft.com, 06/11/2008, 471 words)
- Q&A: The Lisbon Treaty (BBC News, 06/11/2008, 980 words)
- Ireland in crunch EU treaty vote (BBC News, 06/12/2008, 454 words)
- Irish to Vote on Complex European Union Treaty (nytimes.com, 06/12/2008, 1129 words)
- Ireland holds historic referendum that could derail EU treaty (cbc.ca, 06/12/2008, 411 words)
- Irish PM makes final push for Lisbon treaty (ft.com, 06/10/2008, 531 words)
- For peat’s sake no, argue Irish farmers (ft.com, 06/12/2008, 657 words)
- Lords reject EU referendum call (BBC News, 06/11/2008, 484 words)
- Party machine aims to ensure big turnout (ft.com, 06/10/2008, 404 words)
- European News (timesonline.co.uk, 06/13/2008, 448 words)
- Pope hails Irish role in Europe (BBC News, 06/12/2008, 648 words)
- Worlds collide at Irish EU poll (BBC News, 06/12/2008, 522 words)
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