Campaigners against the euro are to take their case against the currency to Northern Ireland cinemas.
A controversial star-studded advert against the euro will be screened in cinemas from tomorrow for the next fortnight before the latest Nicolas Cage movie, Windtalkers.
The advert features Live Aid founder Bob Geldof; comedians Harry Enfield, Vic Reeves and Rik Mayall; musician Jools Holland and Northern Ireland-born Labour MP Ms Kate Hoey.
The 90-second film sparked controversy in Britain last month because of a scene featuring Young Onesstar Mayall impersonating Adolf Hitler addressing a crowd with the slogan: "Ein Volk! Ein Reich! Ein Euro!"
Former Sports Minister Ms Hoey said the film was an attempt to make the euro debate more meaningful to ordinary people. "This film is the start of a different kind of campaign which will reach out beyond conventional party politics and develop a real people's campaign," she said.
Although the population of Northern Ireland is small relative to Great Britain, it is an important battleground for anti-euro campaigners because of the proximity of the Republic. Some shops and restaurants in the North issue bills in both sterling and euros and in some border towns, cash machines dispense the currency.
During a visit to the Assembly earlier this week, British Foreign Secretary Mr Jack Straw said the government had won the political argument for the euro but still needed sound economic reasons for joining.
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