Roche hints at treaty referendum in May or June

The Minister for European Affairs has hinted that the proposed referendum on the Lisbon Treaty will take place in late May or early June.

Dick Roche was speaking at the launch of a 22-page guidebook on the treaty which will be available nationwide in the coming days.

Sinn Féin has claimed the booklet breaches the Government's duty to provide objective information because it fails to put forward arguments against the treaty.