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Wed 12 Dec 2008Martin raised false fears on conscription, says Coughlan
MINISTER FOR Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin has been accused by a leading Lisbon treaty opponent of promoting false fears in the last referendum over the conscription of Irish citizens into a European army.
The accusation, made by secretary of the National Platform lobby group Anthony Coughlan at a hearing of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Constitution, was strongly disputed by Fianna Fáil TD Michael Woods, who accused him of misrepresenting the Minister.
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