Commission president calls No campaigners ‘dishonest’

EUROPEAN Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso weighed into the middle of the Lisbon Treaty debate last night when he described many of the No campaigners as dishonest.

He is expected to meet a hostile reception from some people during his 24-hour visit to Limerick today, when he visits the Milk Market this morning and later debates with students at the University of Limerick.

There were reports that Cóir and Pana, groups that claim the Lisbon Treaty affects Ireland’s neutrality and abortion laws, and Declan Ganley, were planning to protest during his visit.