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Wed 06 Jun 2008A modest list of demands that will win better EU deal
OPINION:Brian Cowen meets his EU counterparts tomorrow. Mary Lou McDonaldsays this is what he needs to tell them..
THE PEOPLE have spoken. The Lisbon Treaty is dead. Now it's time for Plan B. While some advocates of the treaty have attempted to castigate the electorate for rejecting it, more reasonable voices have called it right. There is no crisis. Ireland will not be thrown out of the European Union. In fact, Ireland will continue to be at its heart. Crucially, its political leaders are indicating that it's time to listen, reflect and engage.
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