Chambers disagrees with incoming president’s remarks

CHAMBERS Ireland moved to dissociate itself from comments of its president-elect yesterday after he revealed his intention to vote against the Lisbon treaty.

Dr Chris Coughlan, a senior executive with Hewlett-Packard in Galway, is deputy president and will assume the presidency of Chambers later this year.

In an interview, Dr Coughlan said he was a dedicated European but was concerned about aspects of the treaty and would therefore be voting no.