Update: EU, Ireland, & Lisbon Treaty

KEEP PRAYING!

I guess Gerry & Maire O'Mahony will have to keep up their prayer effort- remember "Gagged By GOD" ?

Cowen's speech to the EU Council

Second vote lined up for next spring

Comment: No meant no

Nicolas Sarkozy is accused of blackmail over EU Treaty

Ireland under Franco-German pressure to hold new EU vote

The Irish might back a scaled down version of the treaty

EU pushes Ireland to hold new treaty vote

Czechs refuse to give Lisbon treaty pledge

Leading article: Blame game

Mandelson shrugs off Sarkozy jibe