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EU to reinstate Celtic Tiger for Lisbon Yes vote
Taoiseach Brian Cowen is to seek EU support to cancel the recession if Mireland votes yes to Lisbon in the referendum on October 2nd. The Mire understands that Mr Cowen has now accepted that the Mirish people will not vote for the Lisbon Treaty in sufficient numbers unless the Celtic Tiger is reinstated in... »
Sarkozy may join Taoiseach on Late Late Show to save Lisbon Treaty
President Nicolas Sarkozy of France has offered to appear on tonight’s Late Late Show with Taoiseach Brian Cowen in an effort to boost support for the Lisbon referendum after attempts to get Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny to campaign for a no vote failed. »
Our opposition to NAMA ‘a hissy fit’, Fine Gael source
A Fine Gael source has revealed that the party’s opposition to the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) is not about NAMA and is in fact part of an ongoing “hissy fit” by party leader Enda Kenny over the fact that party strategists want him to campaign for a No Vote in the Lisbon referendum. »
Kenny confused, upset over ‘Lisbon No Strategy’
Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny, the self-styled Taoiseach in waiting, is said to be confused and listless after learning late last night that his party want him to adopt a No to Lisbon stance in the hope that the people of Mireland would then do the opposite and say Yes to Lisbon. »
Sarkozy is the light at the end of the tunnel
After all the gloom, Mireland finally sees a light at the end of the tunnel. French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said he is prepared to take over the running of Anglo Irish Bank and to head NAMA. Mr Sarkozy said there would be no conflict of interest in his holding both roles. »