Taoiseach: Noonan dealing with 'reality'

Breaking News.ie Tuesday 1st May, 2012

The Government has been accused of holding a gun to voters' heads to force them into a Yes vote in the referendum.Finance Minister Michael Noonan issued a stark warning that refusing to accept the European stability treaty would result in a much tougher budget next year - claims opposition TDs have described as scaremongering.Sinn Fein deputy leader Mary Lou McDonald said the Fine Gael-Labour coalition had been guilty of bullying the electorate."...

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