Irish 'need new EU treaty vote

The Irish Republic may need to hold a second referendum on the EU's Lisbon Treaty, despite its rejection by voters in June, an Irish minister says. Irish Europe Minister Dick Roche said that "because we've already had a referendum on this issue I think the people will have to be consulted". He told the Irish broadcaster RTE that this was his "personal view". The other 26 EU member states will probably all have ratified the reform treaty by Christmas, he said. Previously Irish ministers have insisted it is too early to say how best to proceed with treaty ratification, following...

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