Daily Archives: September 3, 2009

A Strange Reason to Vote Yes

September 3, 2009
By Stephen
A Strange Reason to Vote Yes

Image by looking4poetry via Flickr At the weekend a leading No Campaigner, Brian Hickey of Coir/Youth Defence, stated on the radio that he wanted Ireland to leave the EU. Aside from the fact that leaving the EU would be economic suicide, the easiest way for Ireland to leave the EU is actually for us to vote Yes to the Lisbon Treaty. Currently there is no way for a country to leave the EU, under the Lisbon Treaty an exit...

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My Speech

September 3, 2009
By Stephen
My Speech

Image by stephen.spillane via Flickr As you are probably aware, I gave a speech at the Alliance Francaise/UCC European Symposium on “European CItizenship”. My speech was on National Identities withing European Identity and Culture. I got great feedback on the speech so I decided to share it with you. Presidents, Excellencies, Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen, What am I? Irish or European? When I go abroad, I rarely get told I am Irish, well that is until I open...

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Some Videos on the No Side

September 3, 2009
By Stephen
Some Videos on the No Side

I came across two videos about the no campaign. The first is by Ireland for Europe and is directed solely at Coir/Youth Defence. The Second is by Generation Yes and takes a wider look at the groups of the No Side. Who do we want to influence our European Policy?

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