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Sat 10 Oct 2009Relieved EU toasts Irish vote
Ireland's Yes vote was greeted with cheers in Kitty O'Sheas pub in the heart of the EU quarter in Brussels today as Yes campaigners turned out in force to watch the results roll in from all constituencies.
The pub, which became a Mecca for No campaigners at the time of the first referendum, was transformed this time around as EU officials, many wearing T-shirts with campaign slogans and painted faces, enjoyed free drinks and food in a carnival atmosphere.
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