Ireland vote on Lisbon unlikely before election

Article reports that the prospects of Ireland holding a second referendum on the European Union's Lisbon treaty before the June 2009 European parliamentary elections were considered to be receding as differences emerged in late August 2008 between parties supporting a Yes vote.

ESO: Background information: Irish voters reject EU treaty http://www.europeansources.info/record/irish-voters-reject-eu-treaty/

The Irish Times, 26.8.08: Government rejects talk of second Lisbon vote as premature http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2008/0826/1219679951597.html

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