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# treaty - Today’s News
10 great products to make more of your garden
Say no to gnomes this summer with IKEA garden furniture.
# treaty - Friday 29 March, 2013
Iran, Syria and North Korea block adoption of global arms treaty
The draft proposals could be put to a vote in the General Assembly as soon as Tuesday, however.
# treaty - Tuesday 22 January, 2013
French, German leaders seek unity to fete 50 years’ ties
The two countries sought to paper-over tensions from the euro crisis when their leaders kicked off events marking 50 years of post-war reconciliation.
# treaty - Saturday 22 December, 2012
Fiscal Compact will enter into force on 1 January 2013
Finland delivered its instrument of ratification yesterday.
# treaty - Thursday 20 December, 2012
ACTA is dead: EU abandons referral to top court for ruling
The controversial international counterfeiting treaty will no longer be sent to the European Court of Justice.
# treaty - Saturday 22 September, 2012
Yes, No or Ask Again: voting in Ireland’s referendums over the years
Abortion, divorce and Europe – just some of the contentious issues that Ireland has voted on over the past 30 years.
# treaty - Sunday 29 July, 2012
As It Happened: Kilkenny v Limerick, All-Ireland SHC quarter-final
All eyes were on Kilkenny this afternoon afternoon to see how they bounced back after their shock Leinster hurling final defeat. Limerick stood in their way. We were live from Thurles.
# treaty - Saturday 28 July, 2012
Kilkenny v Limerick – All-Ireland SHC quarter-final match guide
All eyes will be on Kilkenny tomorrow afternoon to see how they bounce back after their shock Leinster hurling final defeat. Limerick stand in their way in Thurles.
UN fail to reach agreement on arms trade
After a six year campaign and four weeks of talks, there is still no Arms Trade Treaty to regulate the sale of guns and other weapons.
# treaty - Thursday 21 June, 2012
Controversial anti-piracy pact rejected by key European parliament committee
The international trade committee has said that the European Parliament should not ratify ACTA next month.
# treaty - Wednesday 30 May, 2012
Poll: Have you changed your mind in referendum vote?
The ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ campaigns are going to be battling to get their messages across in the last hours before referendum vote. But have either of them managed to get you to switch sides?
# treaty - Monday 28 May, 2012
‘Yes’ to babies: Two Sinn Féin TDs welcome new sons on Ard Fheis weekend
It’s been a busier pre-referendum week for Pearse Doherty and Peadar TóibÃn than for most…
# treaty - Wednesday 16 May, 2012
# treaty - Friday 11 May, 2012
Pics: Medieval documents damaged in 1922 Four Courts bombardment restored
It has taken a team of researchers 40 years to reconstruct the documents, which trace back to the time following Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. Have a look…
Poll: Is Enda Kenny right to refuse to take part in a debate with Vincent Browne?
The Taoiseach has repeatedly said he will not appear on any Vincent Browne programme since the presenter made controversial remarks about the FG leader in 2010. Is Enda right?
# treaty - Monday 7 May, 2012
The Daily Fix: Monday
Our round-up of the day’s main stories – as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed.
Poll: Should Ireland still hold referendum following Hollande’s victory?
Hollande vowed during his election campaign to renegotiate the Fiscal Compact – but Gilmore has insisted that this will not impact Ireland’s plans. What do you think?
# treaty - Friday 4 May, 2012
Referendum Commission responds to MEP’s complaint over booklet
Socialist MEP Paul Murphy had made a complaint to the Commission over claims in its referendum guide about Ireland’s access to European Stability Mechanism funding if Ireland votes No.
# treaty - Wednesday 2 May, 2012
No second vote if Fiscal Compact referendum is rejected, says minister
“It’s just not going to happen this time around,” Minister Simon Coveney told TheJournal.ie.
# treaty - Tuesday 1 May, 2012
AS IT HAPPENED: The Europe Debate with Vincent Browne on TV3
Join TheJournal.ie as we track the hits and misses of the first major televised debate between the ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ camps in the Fiscal Compact referendum.
# treaty - Thursday 26 April, 2012
Ministers’ Yes statements removed from treaty website
Meanwhile, Enda Kenny has launched a scathing attack on Gerry Adams and Sinn Féin for how they are conducting the No campaign.
# treaty - Tuesday 24 April, 2012
Column: Is it time to grow up about Europe?
Ahead of next Wednesday’s Leviathan debate about the future of Ireland’s relationship with Europe, panelist Jason O’Mahony tells us that it might well be…
# treaty - Monday 23 April, 2012
Poll: Do you think you understand the Fiscal Compact treaty?
A Sunday Times/Behaviour and Attitudes poll finds that 32 per cent of people believe they have no understanding of the deal.
# treaty - Sunday 22 April, 2012
Government refuses to engage in bidding wars over treaty
Minister of State for European Affairs Lucinda Creighton has questioned the ‘No’ stance taken by trade union Mandate.
Do you know what the fiscal compact treaty is all about?
If the answer is no, you’re in the majority.
# treaty - Wednesday 28 March, 2012
Poll: What do you think of Thursday as referendum polling day?
The day for voting on the Fiscal Compact treaty has been criticised by some for “disenfranchising” students…
# treaty - Saturday 24 March, 2012
Almost half of voters support EU fiscal treaty referendum – poll
Almost one in five voters say they don’t know how they will vote in the referendum according to the Sunday Business Post/Red C poll.
# treaty - Saturday 3 March, 2012
Adams: Treaty runs ‘contrary’ to essence of Irish republicanism
The Sinn Féin leader addressed the Republican Youth Conference earlier today.
# treaty - Friday 2 March, 2012
Gerry Adams calls for ‘austerity’ treaty to be rejected
The Sinn Fein leader confirmed today that his party will be campaigning for a No vote in the upcoming referendum.
# treaty - Wednesday 29 February, 2012
European Commission insists referendum ‘No’ vote will not affect current bailout
A spokesman for Jose Manuel Barroso affirms that being blocked from the ESM would not affect Ireland’s current bailout.
Minister: ‘Difficult and undesirable situation’ if Ireland votes no
Minister for European Affairs Lucinda Creighton said that she didn’t want to speculate on what would happen if Ireland voted against the fiscal compact treaty.
# treaty - Saturday 11 February, 2012
Gilmore confirms Irish push for ‘flexibility’ in fiscal compact deal
Eamon Gilmore says Ireland DID look for the new ‘debt brake’ to be ‘preferably’ constitutional, but so did other countries.
# treaty - Tuesday 31 January, 2012
Opposition parties disappointed in EU treaty
As the Cabinet meet today, both Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin have spoken out against the outcome of yesterday’s informal EU meeting.
# treaty - Monday 30 January, 2012
Varadkar: Referendums are not “very democratic”
He’s not a fan.
The 9 at 9: Monday
The 9 stories you need to know this morning, including the latest on the woman’s body found in a bag in Dublin, today’s EU summit, and the banker who is giving back his bonus…
EU leaders in Brussels for summit on fiscal treaty
Enda Kenny joins his European counterparts today to discuss the new intergovernmental treaty and job creation in Europe.
# treaty - Sunday 29 January, 2012
Poll: How would you vote in a referendum on the new EU treaty?
EU leaders will meet tomorrow to discuss the fiscal compact. But how will you vote if Ireland does hold a referendum?
# treaty - Monday 23 January, 2012
Croatia votes in favour of joining the EU
Two-thirds of voters voted in favour of joining the EU. However turnout was much lower than expected.
# treaty - Wednesday 18 January, 2012
MEPs could reject proposed new EU treaty, warns De Rossa
Soon-to-retire Labour MEP Proinsias de Rossa says the new EU deal could fail if it dilutes the power of the European Parliament.
# treaty - Wednesday 14 December, 2011
Referendum will effectively decide whether Ireland wants to keep the euro – Noonan
Michael Noonan also says that only the nitty-gritty of the new European treaty will indicate whether a vote is needed.
# treaty - Monday 5 December, 2011
Merkozy: Europe needs a ‘tougher’ treaty
The leaders of France and Germany say that a new, “tougher” European treaty needed to be agreed upon by March of next year.























































