European Union leaders expressed delight and relief on Saturday after Irish campaigners for the EU’s Lisbon treaty rode to an emphatic victory in a landmark referendum.
Final results showed that the pro-Lisbon forces had triumphed by a margin of 67.1 to 32.9 per cent, representing a swing of more than 20 per cent from the outcome registered in June 2008, when the Irish electorate rejected the treaty by 53.4 to 46.6 per cent.
