IBEC welcomes agreement on Lisbon assurances

IBEC have welcomed the assurances agreed by EU leaders at the European Summit in response to Ireland's rejection of the Lisbon Treaty earlier this year.

IBEC Director General Turlough O'Sullivan said: "The assurances provide a means to definitively address Irish concerns. They provide a way to move forward with our European partners, so that Ireland can return to its place at the very centre of European decision-making.