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Irish Referendum Watch

Ruth Dudley Edwards 4:42pm

It seemed yesterday like a No, but I’m not so sure now.  While the taxi drivers were still resolutely No voters (mostly because they resent taxi deregulation and immigrant drivers), everyone else I met yesterday in Dublin was either firmly on the Yes side or was tilting in that direction on the grounds that the No side was fronted by cranks.

Libertas, a group which I regard as sane but which has been damaged by rumours about a connection with US armaments manufacturers, has funded 15,000 of the 100,000 posters on Irish lampposts and was quietly confident until now, but is now admitting it fears its campaign peaked too early.  ‘If we lose by a narrow margin it’ll be because we timed the campaign a little bit wrong’, they’ve said.
 

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An Fear Bolg

June 12th, 2008 5:00pm

Sanity is not enough, surely. Libertas are sane in comparison with Cóir, Éirigí and Éire Go Brách (the latter being the craziest of them all). However, there is a definite menacing tone to Libertas, its campaign and its front-man (e.g. its new relationship with the Irish Times and veiled threats of defamation proceedings).

Ireland is a country which, in effect, fired its taoiseach a few weeks ago on the grounds of vague financial matters.

Where is Libertas' money coming from? How do they have so many "grassroots volunteers" when they are a new organisation? Where did Declan Ganley's money come from?

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