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Declan Ganley - he says the report does not change the outcome of the Irish referendum (Photo: Libertas.eu)

'Outside interference' in Lisbon treaty campaign, Irish minister says

by Honor Mahony, Brussels,

Irish Europe minister Dick Roche has said there was "serious external interference" in the run-up to the country's referendum on the Lisbon Treaty.

The minister made the comment after Ireland's ethics watchdog published a report Friday (13 March) saying that Libertas, which last year led a successful campaign against the EU's Lisbon treaty, did not reveal enough information on its referendum campaign.

The Standards in Public Office commission (SIPO) said that the head of Libertas,...

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Declan Ganley - he says the report does not change the outcome of the Irish referendum (Photo: Libertas.eu)

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