Let’s not fall into a black hole this time around

THE decision on the Nice Treaty will be of fundamental importance to Ireland's prosperity in the years ahead.

But, at the moment, politicians and media are distrcated and I fear that people may not know what is at stake.

Irish jobs depend on the economic future of Europe and our place in it. Employment in Ireland has grown from 1 million to 1¾ million since we joined the EEC, or over 600,000 in the past ten years alone.