Government ‘selling out’ right to veto EU rules

THE Government was last night accused of “selling out” on the Irish people’s constitutional right to veto any major changes in EU rules.

The Government is proposing an amendment to the Irish Constitution that would allow the Taoiseach to sign up to a wide range of changes to EU rules without a referendum, as is required under the present system.

Some opposition parties yesterday accused the Government of "selling out" on Irish sovereignty and said they would not support the people being by-passed on major decisions.