Martin: Referendum will not be held for a third time

THERE will be no attempt to run a third Lisbon Referendum if voters reject the treaty in October.

Foreign Affairs Minister Micheál Martin said if Ireland said no to the treaty with the additional guarantees it would be the end of the process.

“It certainly will not be put to the Irish people again. We are putting this to the people on the basis it is the best opportunity for Ireland given that EU member states have responded generously to the concerns that were articulated by the Irish people,” he said.