‘Will Irish ayes be smiling’ come Friday, paper asks

NO pressure. But the future of our country, Europe and the whole of civilisation depends on whether you tick the yes or no box on the ballot papers the day after tomorrow.

Vote yes and we can all look forward to a bright future. Vote no and we’ll return to the dark days of the 1980s. Except this time Cork and Dublin will be under water because we wasted our opportunity to deal with climate change.

This was the message hammered out by yes campaigners for the Lisbon treaty yesterday as the country took its final steps in the referendum route.