High-profile politicians launch Yes campaign

The Irish Alliance for Europe has launched a campaign for a Yes vote in the forthcoming Lisbon Treaty referendum.

Fri, 02 May, 2008 - 13:19

The Irish Alliance for Europe has launched a campaign for a Yes vote in the forthcoming Lisbon Treaty referendum.

The campaign is being backed by high-profile politicians like former Taoiseach Garret Fitzgerald, former European Parliament president Pat Cox and former government ministers Ruairi Quinn and Michael O'Kennedy.

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