World / Politics
The challenge for Government . . .
20.06.2008 23:23
ireland.com
THE GOVERNMENT has won some time to analyse and consider its response to the defeat of the Lisbon referendum at the European Council in Brussels, having convinced its partners of the great political difficulties involved.
Ireland
Opinions
. . . and for the Dáil
20.06.2008 23:23
ireland.com
ONE EXPLANATION advanced for the rejection of the Lisbon Treaty is a disconnect between voters and their Oireachtas representatives. Pro-Lisbon Treaty parties won more than 80 per cent of the national vote in the general election yet only 47 per cent of voters heeded their advice in the referendum. And in a representative democracy, any widening of the gap in understanding between the public and the political class is worrying.
Ireland
Opinions
Next time round will be about facing up to reality
20.06.2008 23:23
ireland.com
INSIDE POLITICS: Politicians will have to put their careers on the line to ensure a positive result in another Lisbon Treaty referendum, writes Stephen Collins
Ireland
Opinions
Fears of loss of power, identity could beset any new Lisbon poll
20.06.2008 23:23
ireland.com
Analysis of opinion polls and the referendum result suggests that at some point in late May, voters lost trust in the institutions promoting the treaty, writes Damian Loscher
Ireland
Opinions
EU needs to find new forms of engagement
20.06.2008 23:23
ireland.com
WORLD VIEW: 'THE PRINCIPLES of democracy must be the threads that weave the fabric of the European Union." Brian Cowen's observation at the European Council in Brussels was part of a more general Government strategy to convince EU leaders that the Lisbon Treaty's rejection in Ireland is a challenge for all the member states and their leaders.
Ireland
Opinions
Religious broadcasting controls are crude and unfair
20.06.2008 23:23
ireland.com
The new Broadcasting Bill does not correct the absurdities of current restraints on religion, writes Breda O'Brien
Ireland
Opinions
Our supreme national interest lies in remaining within the EU
20.06.2008 23:23
ireland.com
Any doubts about our European engagement pose serious dangers to our economy, writes Garret Fitzgerald
Ireland
Opinions
Analysis of No voters a crucial part of solution
20.06.2008 23:23
ireland.com
THERE WERE significant defects in the information provided by Yes campaigners in the recent Lisbon Treaty referendum, but many of them did warn repeatedly that uncertainty would be the main consequence of a No vote. On that point at least, they have been proven correct.
Ireland
Opinions
THIS WEEK THEY SAID
20.06.2008 23:23
ireland.com
For all of us, the will of the people is sovereign. They have spoken at the ballot box, the ultimate democratic forum, and the Government accepts their verdict. - The Taoiseach, Mr Cowen, amid speculation that other EU leaders wish Ireland to hold a second Lisbon Treaty referendum.
Ireland
Opinions
An Irishman's Diary
20.06.2008 23:23
ireland.com
SIGMUND Freud famously claimed that the Irish were the only people on earth beyond the reach of psychoana b1 lysis, writes Frank McNally
Ireland
Opinions
Tax-Compare.com Co-founder Explains How Obama's and McCain's Tax Stances Might Affect Future of Tax Software and Preparation
20.06.2008 16:26
prweb.com
There has been a rising reliance on tax preparation software in recent years which has helped engender resources like Tax-Compare.com, a comparison and review site for different tax software providers. How might the tax software industry be affected by the 2008 Presidential candidates? (PRWeb Jun 20, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/taxes/candidates/prweb1011214.htm
World
Elections
The Lisbon Treaty has not yet been formally ratified
20.06.2008 12:15
telegraph.co.uk
Gordon Brown has been forced to concede that the Treaty's formal ratification cannot happen until Lord Justice Richards has made his ruling next week, writes Philip Johnston.
Great Britain
Opinions
Abu Hamza: he's not gone yet
20.06.2008 11:16
telegraph.co.uk
Abu Hamza, the hook-handed cleric jailed for stirring up religious hatred, may have lost his appeal against extradition to America, but this does not necessarily mean he will go, writes Philip Johnston.
Great Britain
Opinions
Litvin Bloc Not to Join Coalition!
20.06.2008 10:11
mignews.com.ua
The Litvin Bloc faction in the Verkhona Rada and factions of the Litvin Bloc in local council will not join any coalition.
Ukraine
Politics
NU-NS Negotiates with Plyushch
20.06.2008 10:11
mignews.com.ua
“Nasha Ukraina – Narodnaya Samooborona”(NU-NS) faction holds negotiations with a MP Ivan Plyushch on his entry into coalition in the Verkhovna Rada.
Ukraine
Politics
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