Sign up to The Irish Times Archive (1859 - 2008)My Account »
Sun 10 Oct 2009Voters concentrated on economic issues - Cowen
Taoiseach Brian Cowen said one of the main reasons for the passing of the Lisbon Treaty was that voters had focused on “economic issues” and made a decision based on how “we promote and defend our own interests”.
Speaking on Sky News this morning after the country overwhelmingly approved the treaty, Mr Cowen said as a small open economy Ireland was particularly dependent on access to Europe because of the small size of the domestic consumer market.
Choose a Subscription type - required
