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“Irish Hold Crunch EU Treaty Vote”
by BBC News   
October 2nd, 2009

Irish voters are heading to the polls in a second referendum on the EU's Lisbon Treaty - a vote that may decide the future of long-delayed EU changes.

They previously rejected the treaty in a June 2008 referendum, by a margin of almost 7%. This time opinion polls suggest the Yes camp will win.

The Republic of Ireland is the only one of the EU's 27 member states to put the treaty to a referendum.

Ireland's economy has been hit hard by recession since the last vote was held.

The treaty, aimed at streamlining decision-making in the enlarged bloc, cannot take effect unless all the member states ratify it.

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