GALWAY REFERENDUM CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED

Date Published: 14-May-2012

The Galway campaign for the upcoming fiscal treaty referendum is ramping up.

Abbeyknockmoy businessman Declan Ganley says he will spend 50-thousand euro campaigning for a NO vote in the EU fiscal treaty.

Mr Ganley says voting YES to the treaty out of fear of being cut off from emergency funding would be like buying a ticket for the titanic.

Sinn Fein are hosting public meetings across the city and county as part of their no campagin in the run up to the referendum.

Tonights meeting will take place in Sinn Fein's Bohermore Office at 8.

The socialist workers party will host a table quiz in Busker Brownes in the city for their no campaign on Tuesday week.

A Galway county councillor has joined a group of Independent TDs in calling for the Government to postpone the upcoming referendum.

In a statement, Sean Canney says the Government called the date of the referendum too soon adding that the treaty as constructed may bever be implmented in Europe.

However, the Taoiseach's rejecting fresh calls on him to delay ratifying the fiscal treaty.

Enda Kenny is insisting the referendum will go ahead on May 31st.

The Junior Finance Minister says the No side in the EU Treaty referendum campaign is on the back foot - because they can't answer questions about funding.

Brian Hayes says all of those against the Treaty need to answer where funding will come from after 2013 - if Ireland votes No.