Voting yes can be the hardest thing to do

Coalition party councillors will need a lot of convincing, says Juno McEnroe

A NUMBER of Government party councillors are not only finding it hard to sell the EU fiscal compact treaty on the doorsteps but are refusing to campaign to pass the referendum, and in some cases are set to vote no.

Labour and Fine Gael local representatives have a number of serious concerns about the May 31 referendum but now face being isolated by party colleagues because of their position on the treaty.