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‘Mummy, What is that man for?’

A story is told that when William Ewart Gladstone, the great 19th century Liberal Parliamentarian and prime minister was on the campaign trail, delivering one of his marathon three-hour speeches, a little girl in the crowd turned to her mother and asked, “Mummy, what is that man for?”

Fiscal Compact Treaty - Just the Facts - Mythbusters – from the European Movement Ireland

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With a media blackout on the treaty from next week, below is a ‘mythbuster’ article on what lies ahead following the referendum on May 31, as supplied to the Mayo Advertiser this week by the European Movement Ireland.

Views on the Treaty

The public is being asked to vote for the Fiscal Treaty on Thursday May 31 on the basis of misinformation and mistruths and fear.

Roll-out of public campaign on fiscal treaty

The Referendum Commission has launched its public information campaign to explain the Fiscal Stability Treaty and to urge people throughout the State to vote. The Commission chairperson Judge Kevin Feeney said that its factual Guide to the Treaty would be delivered to all homes in Mayo between May 8 and May 18.

We need a referendum on the austerity treaty

“I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians,” the former French president Charles De Gaulle once said. Indeed he would have been within his rights to substitute the word ‘dangerous’ for ‘serious’.

Robert Ballagh to speak on EU austerity treaty in Galway

Robert Ballagh, one of Ireland’s leading artists, and an outspoken commentator on politics, will be among the speakers at a public meeting on the EU austerity treaty.

Higgins welcomes citizens initiative

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.

Public meeting on the euro and Ireland’s economic crisis

Could Ireland hold a third referendum on the Lisbon Treaty? It could happen if Germany’s insistence on changes to the Treaty, including countries losing their voting rights, comes to pass.

Carlow to rally anti-treaty troops

Carlow is to host a meeting to organize the South East Anti-Lisbon Treaty group on November 4.

Flynn raises concerns of a two-tier Europe at special meeting

Beverley Flynn, Fianna Fáil TD for Mayo and member of the sub-committee on Ireland’s future in the EU, raised her concerns to Mr John Bruton about the development of a two-tiered approach to Europe following Ireland's rejection of the Lisbon Treaty.

 

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