FF and Labour step up attacks on no campaign

FIANNA Fáil and Labour have stepped up their attacks on the no campaign as the last full week of Lisbon campaigning gets under way.

With the referendum on June 12, both sides will attempt to make the most of this week as they endeavour to convince the sizeable bloc of undecided voters of their arguments. And while the yes camp began its campaign by talking positively of what the treaty contained, it has switched to combative tactics, repeatedly condemning the no camp.

Yesterday, Labour leader Eamon Gilmore criticised the “strident and hysterical tone” of the anti-Lisbon campaign, saying it involved groups that formed “an intolerant and unrepresentative minority”.