politcal news from Cork, Ireland
SPEAKING ahead of polling day this Thursday, May 31st, Fine Gael Deputy, Noel Harrington, for Cork South West said that groups from across the business, retail, hospitality and agriculture sectors have all come out to strongly endorse a Yes vote in the Stability Treaty Referendum.
LABOUR TD for Cork South-West Michael McCarthy has welcomed the outcome of yesterday’s EU council meeting which confirmed that there are no proposals to change any element of the Stability Treaty. [Read more...]
FINE Gael TD for Cork South West, has welcomed the clarification at the EU leaders summit in Brussels that the text of the Stability Treaty will not change. Deputy Noel Harrington added that now it is time to focus on the facts and the contents of the Treaty in the run up to polling day.
Jim Daly
FINE Gael TD Jim Daly for Cork SouthWest, has welcomed the clarification at the EU leaders summit in Brussels that the text of the Stability Treaty will not change. Deputy Daly added that now it is time to focus on the facts and the contents of the Treaty in the run up to polling day. [Read more...]
Jim Daly
FINE Gael TD Jim Daly, has said that a new survey which shows 90% of business leaders support a Yes vote in the Stability Treaty Referendum highlights the importance of a positive result in the Treaty for economic growth. The survey, carried out by IBEC, is based on the replies of over 400 CEOs. [Read more...]
Declan Ganley
LABOUR TD for Cork South-West Michael McCarthy has likened Declan Ganley’s entry into the referendum debate as being akin to a “vanity project”.
Deputy McCarthy said, “I recognise the mandate that public representatives of all hues and none have on either side of the Stability Treaty argument, and I respect the mandate that people will use to support the Treaty and indeed to oppose it, which is a healthy aspect of any democracy.
Emmet O' Halloran
A FINE Gael city councillor has been left incensed after the information leaflet on the upcoming referendum was delivered to his home with a second leaflet, a British UK Independence party pamphlet, advocating a No vote folded up inside it.
Cllr Emmet O’Halloran said the leaflet from the Referendum Commission is supposed to explain the Fiscal Stability Treaty in a fair and unbiased way.
Micheál Martin
THE Fianna Fáil Leader Micheál Martin has repeated his invitation to the Sinn Féin Leader Gerry Adams for a head to head debate on the Stability Treaty.
Deputy Martin commented, “It is quite clear that Gerry Adams is not serious about debating the real issues in this Treaty directly with the Yes side. After refusing my invitation for a head to head debate last weekend, Deputy Adams issued an invitation to the Taoiseach that he knew was unlikely to be accepted.
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