Ireland has backed the European Fiscal Stability Treaty with around 60% of those that turned out to vote yesterday saying Yes to the treaty.

Sinn Féin deputy leader Mary Lou McDonald has said the Government set the bar very high in its campaign for a Yes vote in the Fiscal Treaty referendum.

The Fianna Fáil leader Michéal Martin has said there are "lessons to be learnt" from this vote on how to hold referendums.

Results in the EU Fiscal Treaty referendum are flowing in fast this afternoon and it looks like the country has passed the 30th Amendment to the Constitution.

Minister of State Brian Hayes has welcomed today's referendum result as "a positive step forward" towards Ireland's recovery.

Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has said the country now needs a deal on its bank debt.

Dublin’s Ha’penny Bridge over the River Liffey was thronged with commuters and tourists today as voters ushered in closer financial ties with Europe.

Europe must now repay Ireland’s trust in political leaders to deliver the country from crippling bank debts, Libertas founder and No campaigner Declan Ganley said.

Richard Boyd-Barrett, People Before Profit TD and outspoken anti-treaty campaigner, has said people accepted the new Fiscal Treaty out of fear.

Ireland has passed the European fiscal treaty, senior figures from both sides of the campaign have claimed.

Polling stations are anticipating a tea-time rush as voting continues in the EU Fiscal Treaty referendum.

Voter turnout for the EU Fiscal Treaty referendum is slow in the north-west of the country.

The Chairman of the Referendum Commission, Mr Justice Kevin Feeney, is urging people to vote today on the EU Fiscal Stability Treaty.

Voting is underway in the proposed 30th amendment to the Constitution.

European leaders will be firmly focused on Ireland today as it becomes the only country to give people a say on the controversial fiscal treaty.

Ireland goes to the polls tomorrow to vote on the European Fiscal Treaty – the only country to give its electorate a say on the controversial charter.

Ireland’s political leaders have been left red-faced in Brussels before, when voters rejected major European treaties.

A group of masked men and women have picketed the offices of the Referendum Commission in protest at the European Fiscal Treaty.

Declan Ganley is accusing the Yes camp of selling the people a 'Titanic' ticket over funding for Ireland.

With less than two days to go until Ireland goes to the polls in the Fiscal Treaty referendum, Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has said that securing access to funds is the 'fundamental issue' in the treaty.

The Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said he will not "be shoved around" by Sinn Féin.

Voting is getting underway this morning on the Mayo islands of Inisturk, Inisbiggle and Clare Island, two days ahead of the mainland.

With less than two days to go until Ireland goes to the polls in the Fiscal Treaty referendum, all sides of the debate are working to get their points across.

Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams has used part of his Árd Fheis speech to campaign for a No vote in next week's fiscal treaty referendum.

A series of opinion polls to be published in tomorrow's newspapers show the Yes side leads the No side in the final phase of the EU fiscal treaty campaign.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said that Gerry Adams is "flogging a very dead horse" on the matter of a one-to-one televised debate - and also leapt to the defence of Jedward following comments by the Sinn Féin president.

The Government has said it is too early to determine whether it has done enough to convince voters to support the EU fiscal treaty.

Almost three-quarters of businesses support a Yes vote in the May 31 referendum on the EU fiscal treaty, according to a new survey published today.

The Tánaiste has given his absolute assurance that there will be no change to the text of the European fiscal treaty following growth talks at last night’s EU summit.

Employers' group IBEC today welcomed what it called the "clarity" from the informal European Council meeting in Brussels that there would be no change to the fiscal rules set out in the EU fiscal treaty.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny is to address the nation on the fiscal treaty referendum on Sunday evening.

Fine Gael is rounding on Sinn Féin this afternoon saying they have been misrepresenting to people that the country can vote 'No' and still access ESM funding.

The Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney has ruled out a second EU Fiscal Treaty referendum if Ireland votes 'No' on May 31.

Sinn Féin has said it is clear the Government could ask the electorate to vote a second time on the Fiscal Treaty if it is rejected later this month.

Fine Gael's Director of Elections and the Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney has confirmed that "under no circumstances" will there be a second vote on the EU Fiscal Treaty, if Irish voters reject it on May 31.

The Minister for Jobs Richard Bruton has retracted the remarks he made suggesting the Government would run a Fiscal Treaty referendum for a second time if voters reject it.

The Jobs Minister Richard Bruton has raised the prospect of a second referendum if we reject the Fiscal Treaty on May 31.

Pearse Doherty has challenged Michael Noonan to a live TV debate on the Fiscal Treaty referendum.

Junior Finance Minister Brian Hayes has accused businessman Declan Ganley of joining Sinn Féin in trying to mislead the public on the contents of the EU fiscal treaty.

A group of economists is joining forces to advocate a No vote in the upcoming referendum on the EU fiscal treaty.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore have both has insisted Ireland will not budge on its corporation tax rate despite suggestions from Europe it could be put back on the agenda.

A special Oireachtas committee set up to allow both sides in the fiscal treaty air their views will publish its report today.

The Referendum Commission has said the only way the vote on the fiscal treaty on May 31 could now be called off is in the event of a General Election being called.

Sinn Féin has called for a €13bn investment boost to jobs and infrastructure as an alternative to accepting the European fiscal treaty.