European Commission to research Ireland’s change of heart

BUSINESS PEOPLE, trade unions and politicians welcomed the Irish referendum vote as a breakthrough for the beleaguered Lisbon Treaty over the weekend, while the European Commission said it will undertake research on just why the Irish changed their minds.

The celebrations in Kitty O’Shea’s pub opposite the European Commission in Brussels on Saturday afternoon were a little less boisterous than after last year’s No vote.

Then, it was mostly British eurosceptics toasting the Irish electorate with pints wiped on mats featuring the tricolour.