Eugene Molloy was slightly surprised to see a No sticker on the windscreen of one of his forklift trucks. “It was one of my lads, but I’m working on him,” says the Dublin fruit seller.

Whether in the workplace or at home, the Yes side seems to be making a much better case this time for supporting the European Union’s Lisbon reform treaty, which Ireland’s 3.1m electors will vote on in a critical re-run referendum next week.