Now that the people have spoken in the fiscal treaty referendum, we should examine some of the lessons learned during the debate.

The key problem with people such as Jim from Sligo (Letters, April 21) calling for a return to the core values of the Labour Party is that these values have been diluted and fragmented to such a degree over the past century as to become almost meaningless.

THE irrelevance of the Dáil when it comes to matters of critical national importance is obvious to all who take more than a passing interest in Irish politics.