You get the government you deserve.....

Nobody appears to have read the whole thing, much less understand it.
I was in Dublin and London last week, in the former I did not meet one person who said that they were voting yes. In London, I met countless people who yearned for the opportunity to vote. Democracy denied....

alan, south dartmouth, usa

The Irish hold the fate of all freedom lovers in their hands - please, for all our sakes vote NO

Liz Brown, Montmartin en Graignes,

If the Irish vote in favour they will prove once and forall that Irish Independence is a lie.

Robert, Derby,

Nice to read this article. Media in Ireland seem to be pro-treaty and only writing of the consequences we face if we vote no. Some eminent polls suggest some people will vote merely to avoid any embarrassment. I for one will be at the polls early morning ready to tick NO.

Reuben, Dungarvan, Ireland

You cannot sign your name to something that you do not understand, simple. The same applies here. This treaty is just a mish mash of amendments aimed at "streamlining" the euro political process. I for one am very skeptical. 480m peoples future in the hands of 4..You have a NO from me.

J. Lavery, Dublin, Ireland

The Devil is in the Detail - that's why the ConTreaty is deliberately impossible to understand. If you don't understand it DON'T VOTE FOR IT.

Ireland: you fought for your independence from Britain - don't give it away to Brussels now.

Vote NO.

Donna Walker, Effingham, England

Yet again our politicians have failed us and we are left relying on the outcome of a foreign referendum.

With the EU being misrepresented by national politicians across Europe, ir will ultimately end in civil war.

Paul Hatch, Axbridge, UK

The day has come when a British Prime Minister cowers behind the skirts of the Republic of Ireland.

edward green, Upminster,

Nice article. I'd like to know exactly how and why Europe are going to punish us for simply exercising our democratic right and why they would ask us to give up that democratic right. We just have to look at the rest of europe and how they're having the decision made for them.

Helen, Castleknock, Ireland

The reason the EU apparatchiks have not attempted to sell the treaty to the public is because if the details became transparent we would realise how much it takes democracy away from we the people. This is a socialist takeover.

Come on Ireland. You will have support of people throughout the EU

David Cartright, Birmingham,

The Treaty is the minimum needed to settle the governance of the EU in the light of its recent and likely future enlargement. It was negotiated under the chairmanship of Bertie Ahern to meet all UK requirements (not to mention the preoccupations of the Irish nay-sayers).

Nicholas Simms, Dublin, Ireland

The betrayal of Manifesto commitments by both Lab and the Libs is shameful. Both parties will lose out at the next General Election - which can not come fast enough!

Good luck to the Irish - no-matter how they vote, at least they had the opportunity.

Alun, Westbury, UK

Help us Ireland. You're our only hope!

Dave, Coimbra, Portugal

The real crime is that the Irish referendum is immaterial to the direction and speed of EU harmonisation. The Eurocrats will simply ignore a 'no' vote. The Lisbon Treaty is not an option, it is the EU's future.

You are either in or out. EU nations must force their governments either way.

Edwin, Bucharest,

To the Irish - please vote no. It is vital for the future of democracy in Europe that this elitist project be derailed. If the majority of the citizens of the EU want this constitution, so be it - please help us ensure it is not foisted upon us. Thank you (from a pro-Europe, pro-democracy person).

Nick Beard, Rotherham, UK

This will be the ultimate guarantee of a Tory government being returned to power in the UK. All they have to do is promise (as opposed to a NuLabour "aspiration") a referendum which will have the power to retrospectively undo what Brown has done. That's them sorted for a generation.

David Masu, Zürich,