The Irish goes to the polls today to vote on the Lisbon Treaty, the second referendum in 15 months called to approve the treaty. The first was voted down. The vote will have “far-reaching implications for the future of the European Union” notes the Irish Times. RTE reports that voting is delayed on Tory and Inishbofin islands because of bad weather; the islands vote ahead of the rest of the country to ensure their ballots can be returned, even if bad weather arrives. Some three million people have the right to cast a ballot in the referendum. RTE also provides a “consolidated text” of the treaty to make it accessible to voters. The Vatican jumped into the fray with a statement by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Vatican secretary of state, urging the Irish to vote against the treaty, suggesting it does not allow European countries to maintain their own identities and cultures.
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News story, GenevaLunch, 2 October 2009.
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Tags: Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, EU, European Union, Inishbofin, Ireland, referendum, Tory Island, Treaty of Lisbon, voting
October 3rd, 2009 at 12:46 am
the irish voted no last time..in the british history a vote was a free choice
now the irish do not have this and ordered to re vote as the goverment did not like the word NO .to all the irish stand up for yourself and say no again..