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‘Forcing a referendum’ on the next EU treaty via Article 27

By Michael Gallagher ‘Independent TDs devise plan to force referendum’ reads the headline on the Irish Times site on 1 February. The cunning plan, it turns out, is that they would aim to use the provisions of Article 27 of the constitution to bring about a referendum on the recently-agreed EU treaty (or quasi-EU treaty)…

February 1, 2012 in Constitution, European Union, Referenda, The Presidency.

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