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OPINION:A mixture of a referendum, Oireachtas votes and opt-outs might provide a solution to the Lisbon Treaty problems, writes Eugene Regan

THOSE WHO interface with Europe at the political level fully appreciate the fallout from the Irish No vote on the Lisbon Treaty and the need to act. Those who voted No will not admit that we have a problem. The implications for this country of that No vote are not readily apparent and to date there have been no perceptible negative consequences. But the reason for this is that the EU expects the Irish Government to resolve the current impasse.