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[Raw Story] Ireland poll breaks EU's Lisbon Treaty deadlock | Raw Story: "The Irish people have asserted their trust in the political establishment of this country who have promised them jobs for a Yes vote and economic recovery," said Declan Ganley, who led the victorious No campaign last year. Ireland's three million voters .

[GlobalPost] Ireland approves Lisbon Treaty second time around | GlobalPost: Ireland's new art gallery: the highwayBefore the second vote, Ireland obtained commitments from other EU member states that it would retain control of its taxes, neutrality and contentious issues such as abortion and workers rights. The country of 4.1 million will also keep a full-time seat in the European Commission, the EU's executive branch, rather than a rotating commissioner as envisaged at the time of the first referendum.

[PuppetGov] Ireland backs EU's Lisbon Treaty | PuppetGov: Opinion is thought to have swung behind the “Yes” vote this time because of the severity of the economic downturn, as well as the legal “guarantees” on Irish sovereignty that the EU pledged after the first referendum. The legally binding “

[Center for Strategic and International Studies] The Irish Referendum: Second Verse Same as the First? | Center for ...: Although the court has rejected similar complaints, Czech president Vaclav Klaus has stated that he will not sign the treaty until the court issues its final verdict, a decision that could delay ratification until Spring 2010—just in time for British general elections and a potential victory by the eurosceptic Conservative Party. British Conservative Party leader David Cameron has stated that he would submit the Lisbon Treaty to a referendum in the United Kingdom if it has not been ratified by all member states after his election.

[Otago Daily Times:] Ireland votes on EU treaty | Otago Daily Times Online: O'Driscoll said he sometimes already earned less than euro1.84 an hour because of too much competition, including from jitney immigrant cabbies who wouldn't join the protest. He said the only way to make the government pay attention to his plight was to "punch them square in the jaw and vote no." Many anti-treaty voters said they were incensed that their own government and EU chiefs refused to accept Ireland's initial "no" as a final answer.

[News] Why Irish voters are backtracking on the Lisbon Treaty - Telegraph ...: covering (inter alia) abortion and neutrality which the EU has promised to respect. Anyone who believes the promises of politicians may now vote yes with a clear conscience (and please contact me as I have a business deal you will be interested in).

[Irish Election] Irish Election » What Lisbon will do for us : Key 'No' arguments ...: Mary Lou McDonald took a political punch from Pat Cox of Ireland for Europe when she poured cold water on the legal force of the 'guarantee' on neutrality. Cox pointed out to her that the guarantee on neutrality was registered .

[The Cedar Lounge Revolution] (Unexpected) Thoughts on Lisbon « The Cedar Lounge Revolution: Europe and its interfering judges and bureaucrats slapped the face of the most reactionary elements of Irish society and forced them to exchange their prejudices for women and workers for a slice of the pie. The sight of elected sovereign TDs sneering at those rights turned my adolescent stomach, as does the frightenigly corrupt antics over NAMA and the horrible mess the created for the basest of motives.

[Makati Local] Makati Local » Blog Archive » Fear and anger: The European Central Bank is already helping. The No camp claims it will also be bad for Irish farmers, compromise Ireland's military neutrality, undermine workers' rights, reduce the minimum wage and endanger anti-abortion laws.

[The Economist: Charlemagne's notebook] Watching the Irish vote on Lisbon | Charlemagne's notebook ...: Last year, Irish voters said their government had not explained the treaty properly to them, and they had concerns that it would affect Irish shibboleths like abortion laws or military neutrality. Irish voters also disliked the idea that Lisbon was going to break the link between nation states and the European Commission, by ending the rule that every country gets a commissioner all the time.

[Catholic Truth] Catholic Truth · Lisbon Treaty: Should Irish Catholics Vote “Yes”?: An overarching federation could paradoxically help traditional Catholics by stirring up national consciousness of our Catholic roots, in the same manner as Northern Irish Catholics are in general much more attached and sincere to their faith (the Southern commentariat makes the Orange Order look like an aggregate of timid little altar boys). The next prospective government will almost certainly include the Labour Party, which has as one of its aims the spoilation of the Church’s property, an action which would actually be illegal under EU law.

[The Irish Economy] The Irish Economy » Blog Archive » Guest Post: Donal O'Mahony on NAMA: By cleansing bank balance sheets of “toxic” loan assets, NAMA will dramatically transform the shorter-term funding prospects for Irish banks in both the deposit (wholesale/retail) and debt capital markets, whilst paving the way for longer-term capital raising in the domestic equity market. Most importantly, the combination of loan asset transference and enhanced funding flows will sharply reduce loan/deposit ratios at the Irish banks towards the 100% zone, thus providing the wherewithal for the resumption of prudent lending to corporates and households alike.”

[GlobalPost] Ireland Lisbon Treaty Referendum | Declan Ganley: concerns about the treaty have been met following lengthy discussions with EU member states since the first referendum, and that Ireland will retain control of its taxes, neutrality and contentious issues such as abortion and workers rights. The country of 4.1 million will also keep a full-time seat in the European Commission, the EU's executive branch, rather than a rotating commissioner as envisaged at the time of the first referendum.

[No2Lisbon.net] Irish Arguments against the Lisbon Treaty: The Lisbon Treaty is only marginally different from the Constitution Treaty. The Lisbon Treaty does no longer speak of a “Constitution for Europe”, although it remains such a constitution, it no longer ordains symbols of the Union like the Hymn, the Flag, the Euro, although these symbols are being practised, and it conceals the primacy of the Treaties and the low adopted by the Union on the basis of the Treaties over the law of the Member States in the 17th Declaration, although this primacy is permanent usage of decision making in the European Court of Justice.

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