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Originally Posted by tweetiepooh
Wasn't the polls in Eire to join the EU a bit like that. Keep asking until you get a "yes" vote.
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No, they weren’t - there were 2 referendums on accepting the Lisbon Treaty, not on joining the EU.
The first referendum was held in June 2008 was rejected by the Irish electorate, by a margin of 53.4% to 46.6%, with a turnout of 53%.[
The second referendum was held in October 2009, and the proposal was approved by 67.1% to 32.9%, with a turnout of 59%.