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A poster protesting the terms of the EU-IMF bailout programme - the referendum may be held in May or June (Photo: informatique)

Irish to vote as treaty is outside normal EU structures

The drafters of the fiscal discipline treaty did everything they could to make sure it would not trigger a referendum in Ireland but a fact beyond their control - that it was a deal outside EU structures - means Irish people will get to vote on it.

The attorney general decided a referendum on the fiscal treaty was necessary because "it is a unique instrument outside the EU treaty architecture" said Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, when announcing the legal opinion on Tuesday (28 Februar...

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A poster protesting the terms of the EU-IMF bailout programme - the referendum may be held in May or June (Photo: informatique)

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