Yes side contains ‘re-run’ damage

It was never going to be a gamechanger. But remarks by Jobs Minister Richard Bruton that there could be a re-run of the referendum if rejected on May 31 came at a bad time for the yes side.

It was just days after no campaigner Declan Ganley entered the debate with the argument that if the treaty is rejected, the Government can go back and seek a reduction for the country’s bank debt before voting a second time.

The comments also came when the momentum was building behind the yes side. Three polls in one week showed the treaty was on course to be passed, but 20% of voters have yet to make up their minds.