International media reports Irish Yes vote

International media was watching today as Ireland backed the EU Fiscal Treaty.

Many outlets, including the BBC, used the simple headline 'Irish vote backs EU fiscal pact'.

Sky News Australia decided to focus more on the numbers, saying: 'Low turnout for Irish treaty referendum'.

The Wall Street Journal took a different approach. It said that we will still face a difficult road back to the bond markets, due to "rising tensions elsewhere in the Eurozone".

It also believes that these external problems will make it difficult for us to avoid a second bailout.

News agency Reuters said the Irish Government was "relieved" at the referendum win.

Spanish national radio’s UK and Ireland correspondent Inigo Picabea was one of those who travelled to Dublin to observe the count and said there was keen interest from home because of the economic difficulties facing both countries.

“Since the bailout of Ireland, it has been in the news and now our crisis is getting everyday coverage so there is interest in the effect of the bail out and news about the euro.”

He said there was a lot of anger in Spain, but not on the same scale as Greece.

Norway is one of few Western European countries not to be in the EU.

A reporter from there took the opportunity to tackle Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams about his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize, awarded in Oslo every year, for his role in the peace process. He also asked whether he had ambitions to become Taoiseach.

“I am not one for prizes or accolades,” he said.