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Speaking ahead of the plenary vote on the Citizens Initiative Jim Higgins MEP welcomed the excellent initiative stating that it had received cross party support.

Fine Gael MEP Jim Higgins has called for a properly prepared for, stand alone referendum on the Lisbon treaty.

There are no “hidden bombs or traps” in the Lisbon Treaty, according to NUI Galway president Jim Browne who is urging the people of Galway to vote yes in the upcoming referendum.

Four weeks remain before Galway must again go to the polls and decide to accept or reject the Lisbon Treaty. ‘No’ campaigners are already out canvassing the city while the ‘Yes’ side knows it needs to sell a positive message against the backdrop of economic recession.

The American columnist and wit Franklin P Adams noted that elections are won “chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody”.

Cllr John Naughten has welcomed the news that a polling booth will be made available in the Monksland area for all elections and referenda after the referendum on the Lisbon Treaty.