SF: Ireland will lose veto on international trade talks

Sinn Féin Senator Pearse Doherty speaking during a Seanad debate on the WTO talks said that if the Lisbon Treaty is passed Ireland will lose its veto on international trade agreements.

"Given the agenda being pursued by Peter Mandelson and the EU Commission this loss of veto will have serious consequences for Irish farming. And the situation will be made worse with the loss of a