GALWAY'S ISLANDERS ANGRY AT STILL HAVING TO VOTE A DAY EARLY

Date Published: 10-Jun-2008

Galway's Islanders have expressed their anger over voting on the Lisbon Treaty one day before the rest of the stateIslanders believe they do not have access to last minute information on the treaty as has the rest of the countryApproximately 1,200 people are eligible to vote on the Islands of Inis Mor, Inis Meain, Inis Oirr and Inishbofin between 7am and 10pm tomorrow.The official reason given for the earlier vote on the Islands is to allow time for votes to be brought back to the mainland.However Islanders have argued they are entitled to the same last minute information as the county's other voters.