Ireland

Irish Foreign Minister Micheal Martin speaks during the European Union summit in Brussels
December 12, 2008 2030 GMT
Ireland is aiming to hold a second referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. [more]
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October 13, 2008 1825 GMT
The U.S. subprime crisis that initiated a worldwide credit crunch is triggering a much deeper -- and pre-existing -- European problem. [more]
Ireland - Referendum Results
June 16, 2008 0654 GMT
European Union foreign ministers are meeting in Luxembourg to try to figure out how to save the reforming Lisbon Treaty after the Irish rejected it in a referendum, but as yet there does not appear to be the semblance of an idea, let alone a plan. Europe, says Colin Chapman, is increasingly becoming a region where members’ own interests count most. [more]
Ireland - Referendum Results
June 13, 2008 1646 GMT
It could be years before Europe makes another concerted effort at tighter integration -- if it even wants to. [more]
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Ireland held on Thursday a referendum on the Treaty of Lisbon, the result of which could determine the fate of the European Union. [more]
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