Rush to defend Coughlan after potentially divisive intervention
Ms Coughlan risked reopening old rows after expressing “grave concern” that the pro-treaty parties were not doing enough to secure a Yes vote. Speaking in Donegal on Monday, she said the parties needed to “beef up” their campaigns.
Similar comments made by Mr Cowen in the first Lisbon campaign sparked a massive row with Fine Gael and Labour, who believed their efforts had been belittled by the Taoiseach.
