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Fri 08 Aug 2009Referendum is most vital so far, says Martin
THE FORTHCOMING Lisbon Treaty referendum was the most important of the seven referendums held since we joined what is today the EU, Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin said yesterday.
Speaking at the official opening of the 23rd Humbert School in Ballina, Co Mayo, he said debate on the forthcoming referendum would “mark a defining moment for Ireland. It will make a fundamental statement about our future”.
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