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Wed 09 Sep 2009Vote 'defining moment in our destiny', says Cowen
FIANNA FÁIL:TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has described the referendum on the Lisbon Treaty as a “defining moment in this country’s destiny”. Speaking at the launch of Tom Garvin’s Judging Lemass yesterday, Mr Cowen said “Ireland’s future success will flow from reaffirming our commitment to the European Union.
Mr Cowen said former taoiseach Seán Lemass had made resolute efforts to bring Ireland into the European Union but the State’s initial application was ultimately vetoed by French president Gen Charles de Gaulle in 1963.
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