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Thu 06 Jun 2009Yes vote 'intrinsic to our interests' - Cowen
IT IS extreme political naivety to believe there would be no “political consequences or effect” to a No vote in the Lisbon Treaty referendum, Taoiseach Brian Cowen has insisted in the Dáil.
He told Sinn Féin Dáil leader Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin that “it flies in the face of political logic” to suggest a ‘No’ to the referendum in October would ensure that “goodwill will flow to Ireland” or that the State would “remain at the heart of the union”.
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