SINN FEIN:SINN FÉIN leader Gerry Adams has accused the Yes side of "negative campaigning and scaremongering" because it knew the Lisbon Treaty was a bad deal for Ireland.
“And those leading the Yes side are the same politicians and business people who have led this country and the European Union into the worst economic crisis in 60 years,” he added. Speaking outside the GPO, in Dublin, Mr Adams said that Lisbon was “a bad treaty . . . and I am calling on people to reject it on Friday”.
He warned that if the referendum passed, people would be handing decisions about Ireland’s future over to an EU elite. “Once you hand that power away, it is next to impossible to get it back”.
Mr Adams said that those who wanted change, at home and across Europe, should vote No.
“If you want a fairer . . . more peaceful Ireland and Europe, then vote No,” he added. “If you want an end to this political establishment . . . then vote No.”
Asked to make a prediction on the outcome of the referendum, Mr Adams replied: “I am not making a prediction. It will all come down to the turnout on the day.”
He accused the Government of failing to discuss the detail of the treaty. “This is the same treaty as the last time, and there should be the same answer,” he said.
“We would appeal to people to come out and vote No.”
Asked if it would be dangerous to vote No from an economic point of view, he replied: “The most dangerous thing . . . is the continuation of this Government.”
