Gilmore signals willingness to support second treaty vote

LABOUR leader Eamon Gilmore last night performed a significant U-turn by signalling he may support a yes vote in the second referendum.

Immediately after the result of the first referendum in June, Mr Gilmore said he believed the treaty was dead.

“It required 27 member states to ratify it and the Irish people have now declared that they do not want it ratified. I do not think there is any question of the treaty being put a second time to the people,” he said at the time.