THERE IS no room for confidence or complacency ahead of tomorrow’s referendum, the founder of anti-Lisbon Treaty group Libertas has said.
Declan Ganley said his group was “not taking any single voter for granted” before polling.
“We just want to talk about what’s in this treaty and make sure people have information. We’ll know in a few days from now what Irish people say and that’s the voice that matters,” he said at a press conference in Dublin.
He repeated claims that a better deal is possible if the treaty is rejected. “[This] is an historic opportunity . . . to really be responsible Europeans and send the right message to Brussels, send them back to the drawing board so that they can up with a deal that’s better for us. We can’t get a worse deal than the one we’re being offered right now.
“As Europe moves forward, hopefully to become a strong and credible global player beyond where we are now, we need to make sure that Europe is rooted in the fundamentals of transparency, democracy and accountability. This treaty does not provide for any of those things. “If the Irish people decide to send this deal back to the table for the third time, hopefully minds will be focused in Brussels and they will get the message that we need to build a European Union on these foundations.”
Taking some final swipes at the Yes camp, Mr Ganley accused them of talking “about everything and anything except what it is in this treaty”.
In response to questions about Libertas’ funding, he said: “I donated just under €6,500 on a personal basis … We are following the rules that the major political parties have agreed amongst themselves. We are fully compliant with them, we’ll continue to do so and we’ll make the full disclosures as and when we are required to make them.”
Asked if he was considering a career in politics, Mr Ganley said: “I can’t think beyond , we have to stay very focused on what we’re doing right now. That’s a question to ask me after this thing is over.”