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Wed 11 Nov 2008Rushed second Lisbon campaign will fail, warns Kenny
THE GOVERNMENT should not hold a referendum on European Union reforms until late next year, and only after the Oireachtas's power to monitor European Union actions is significantly increased, Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny has said.
He warned the Government that a rushed campaign will end in defeat and have "catastrophic and, possibly, irreversible implications" for Ireland's future relations with the European Union.
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