Charter opt-out threat to individual rights

ANN CAHILL is right to express concern in her analysis of Ireland’s and Britain’s opt-out of the EU’s charter of fundamental rights (July 5).

However, I believe the reason for them choosing to do so has as much to do with the safeguards of individual liberty as it does with employment law.

Article 7 requires EU members to respect private and family life, something that any free and decent society should hardly need reminding of.