Greens make final yes push

THE Green Party made a last ditch effort to push voters for a yes vote yesterday, asking them not to “kick” the Government over domestic issues when deciding on the referendum this week.

As the first votes were cast on islands off the coast of Donegal, Environment Minister John Gormley was joined by his party’s European counterparts at a Dublin press conference yesterday who admitted there was now anxiety among MEPs following recent polls over the referendum.

Minister Gormley said much of the electorate were busy people and would in fact only be deciding in the coming days on which way to vote.