Last Updated: Saturday, July 19, 2008, 19:31

SF to tell Sarkozy there can be no repeat vote

Sinn Féin says it will tell French President Nicolas Sarkozy, at a scheduled meeting in Dublin on Monday, that there can be no question of the Lisbon treaty being put to a vote again in Ireland.

Sinn Féin Lisbon campaign director Padraig MacLochlainn said today he plans to tell Mr Sarkozy that a new treaty negotiation is the only way forward.

Mr MacLochlainn said: “Subtle threats of a two speed Europe or Ireland’s isolation within the union are also nonsense. The Lisbon treaty is finished and cannot proceed with out the ratification of all member states.â€