Taoiseach Bertie Ahern will join other EU leaders in Lisbon today to sign the controversial EU Reform Treaty.

Ireland's EU Commission, Charlie McCreevy, claims Irish voters must support the EU Reform Treaty to protect the country's standing in Europe.

Irish support for the EU Reform Treaty is lower than that for the failed EU Constitution, according to a new opinion poll published this morning.

French far right leader Jean Marie Le Pen has said he is prepared to come to Ireland to oppose the referendum on the EU Reform Treaty.