Lisbon Treaty voting in Dublin South-West constituency

The Lisbon Treaty was rejected on Thursday 12th June 2008 by Irish voters. The national vote was 46.6% Yes and 53.4% No.

In the Dublin South-West constituency, the vote was 34.9% Yes and 65.1% No.

Full details of the voting patterns are available at the RTE website.

No St Patrick's Day Parade in Tallaght in 2008

Once again the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Tallaght has been cancelled, according to a report in The Echo. The reason given was the unavailability due to prior commitments of a majority of the organising committee, headed by Roderick Smyth.