State denies €2m campaign contrary to McKenna ruling

Irish Times Tuesday 24th April, 2012

DEAGLÁN de BRÉADÚN, Political CorrespondentTHE GOVERNMENT has strongly denied that its €2 million publicity campaign on the EU fiscal treaty is contrary to the terms of the McKenna judgment.However, opponents of the treaty are taking legal advice on the issue and warning that an injunction may be sought to halt the campaign.The Supreme Court ruled in 1995 in a case taken by Patricia McKenna MEP that the State could not use pu...

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