Leading figures nail colours to treaty masts

JUST more than two weeks ahead of the second vote on the Lisbon Treaty, some of the country’s leading sporting, social, political and artistic figures have firmly pinned their colours to the Yes or No camps.

In terms of courting high profile support the pro-treaty campaigners certainly seem to have the Edge – literally.

As well as having the U2 guitarist amongst its heavyweight patrons the “Ireland for Europe” campaign has attracted Irish soccer captain Robbie Keane, accomplished film director and screenwriter Jim Sheridan and former international rugby player Denis Hickey.