REFERENDUM DIGEST

More news and events on the campaign trail.

More news and events on the campaign trail.

FIANNA FÁIL

Fianna Fáil Ministers will conduct a lunchtime canvass at the IFSC in Dublin's Docklands.

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Enda Kenny will join Gay Mitchell MEP and Senator Frances Fitzgerald to canvass in Lucan. noon.

Senator Eugene Regan will debate with Sinn Féin on the treaty at the Kingstown Hotel, Dún Laoghaire. 7.30pm

Enda Kenny and European Affairs spokeswoman Lucinda Creighton TD will address a public meeting at Graingers Pub, Baldoyle, Dublin. 8pm.

LABOUR PARTY

MEP Proinsias De Rossa will join TDs Ruairí Quinn and Joe Costello to canvass at Pearse Street Dart station. 4.30pm.

SINN FÉIN

MEPs Mary Lou McDonald and Bairbre de Brún will be joined by Northern Ireland MLA Caitríona Ruane to canvass on Grafton Street, Dublin. 11.30am.

Ms McDonald will also canvass in Dún Laoghaire with party activists between 4pm and 6pm. She will take part in a public debate with Senator Eugene O'Regan in the Kingstown Hotel, Dún Laoghaire, at 7.30pm.

PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATS

Senator Fiona O'Malley will canvass on Baggot Street bridge, Dublin 8-9am.

Victor Boyhan will join party members for a door-to -door canvass in Monkstown, 3-5pm, and Booterstown, 7-9pm.

IRISH ALLIANCE FOR EUROPE

Members of the IAE will canvass at Tara Street Dart station at 7.45am and Pearse Street Dart station at 5pm.

The organisation's campaign bus will be canvassing in Ennis, Clare and Galway.

IRISH FARMERS' ASSOCIATION

Members of the IFA will address a meeting of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on European Affairs. Committee Room 4, Leinster House. 2pm.

VOTENO.IE

Sinead Kennedy, editor of anti-Lisbon Treaty website Voteno.ie, will address a public meeting at Ringsend community centre on Thorncastle Street. 8pm.

New website on the State's referendums

RETURNING OFFICER for the Lisbon Treaty referendum Maurice Coughlan has launched his official website - www.referendum.ie

The website will publish the results of the referendum as they become available on count day - June 13th. It will be possible to view the results on a constituency, provincial and national basis.

The website also offers information about the history, process and law concerning referendums in Ireland. It contains the results of all previous referendums in the State and has links to the relevant legislation.

Debates are out of tune,says Rock the Vote

CAMPAIGN GROUP Rock the Vote has criticised both the Yes and No camps for what it describes as the "poor quality of debate" on the Lisbon Treaty so far.

"Rock the Vote challenges both sides to stop scare mongering and use the days left until June 12th to have some meaningful debate," director Gearóid O'Rourke said.

"So far there has been a very heated debate going on between the Yes and No campaigns, but it has not been a very enlightening one. Focusing on each other's campaigns and not addressing the real issues at hand will only serve to alienate the voting public.

"Young people in particular are tired of partisan rhetoric," he added.

The group has organised a national roadshow - Driving the Vote - to raise awareness of the referendum among young voters. Yesterday the campaign visited Ennis, Limerick and Tralee where they were joined by local bands.

Organisers say they are targeting what they call the "Euro generation".

"They have grown up with the EU as a constant present in the Irish political sphere. It is very important that these people have their say on Europe," Mr O'Rourke said.

World's eyes on Ireland next week

JOURNALISTS FROM across the world will arrive in Ireland next week to cover the Lisbon Treaty referendum.

According to figures provided by the Department of the Environment, 150 journalists from 57 media organisations have applied for press accreditation.

Most are from the European media, but Japan will be well represented with two newspapers and several TV stations sending reporters to cover the referendum.