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Sat 06 Jun 2008Humiliated Government must try to clear up mess
INSIDE POLITICS:For the new Taoiseach Brian Cowen the Lisbon Treaty poll result is an unmitigated disaster, writes Stephen Collins
BRIAN COWEN and his Government have been humiliated on an issue that has been at the core of national policy for the past 40 years. Active engagement in the European project has brought great benefits to this country, but the decision of the Irish people to say No to the Lisbon Treaty has plunged the EU into crisis and stripped the Government of its authority.
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