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Ireland Must Grit Teeth on EU Fiscal Deal: View
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When Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny announced last week that the new fiscal agreement with the European Union would be put to a popular vote, he said it was a chance to reaffirm the nation’s commitment to the euro.
Irish voters may see it differently. After several years of great economic pain, their infatuation with the euro has, let’s say, cooled. They are in no mood for affirmation, and the vote is a chance for them to say, enough is enough.