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The Daily Fix: Monday
Your nightly round-up of the day’s biggest news stores…
The Daily Fix: Sunday
Your evening round-up of the day’s biggest news stories, as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed…
Eurobond plan won't delay referendum, says Noonan
Meanwhile, Pearse Doherty says Sinn Féin would be interested in eurobonds – depending on the terms involved.
The Daily Fix: Saturday
Your round-up of the day’s biggest stories as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed…
'No position' for Green Party on Fiscal Treaty referendum
Support for or against the Treaty fell short of the two-thirds the Greens require to adopt a stance on the referendum.
Here is the week's news... skewed
BREAKING via The Mire wire: The Government’s You Retire, We Rehire policy; Israel to take on Ireland; the second referendum that won’t happen will be held on 22 June.
"This isn't about housekeeping" - Boyd Barrett and Burton debate Fiscal referendum
Politicians sparred over potential impact of voting for or against the Fiscal Compact.
'This isn't like Nice and Lisbon': FG insists there will be no second vote
Simon Coveney has attempted to squash speculation over a second referendum after Richard Bruton’s comments yesterday.
The Daily Fix: Thursday
Your essential roundup of the day’s big stories – plus any other bits and pieces you may have missed…
Referendum roundup: 15 days to go
Austerity treaty, stability treaty or somewhere in between? TheJournal.ie keeps you up to date with our evening Fiscal Compact referendum bulletin.
Noonan says rejecting EU treaty would be 'dangerous' for Ireland
The Finance Minister told the Bloomberg Economic Summit in Dublin today that Ireland should send a positive message to Europe by voting Yes.
Referendum roundup: 16 days to go
Austerity treaty, stability treaty or somewhere in between? TheJournal.ie keeps you up to date with our evening Fiscal Compact referendum bulletin.
Referendum vote cannot be postponed, says commission
The only way for the vote to be delayed is if a general election was called.
Column: To tackle Ireland’s problems, we need to vote No
We need a deal on the bank debt, writes Declan Ganley – and voting No will give us the strongest hand in the future.
Enda Kenny welcomes 'growth summit' of EU leaders ahead of referendum
The Taoiseach said he shared the stance of other leaders calling for growth policies alongside the Fiscal Treaty.
Column: Nick Leeson - My heart says 'No', but my head says 'Yes'
TheJournal.ie columnist nails his colours to the mast and says that a ‘Yes’ vote is the only message to send out if we want access to funds at the keenest rates possible.
Explainer: How election posters work – and which party has the best
What messages are the posters trying to send? And what’s the point of them anyway? TheJournal.ie answers all your questions.
The Daily Fix: Saturday
In the Fix: Latest referendum poll, what’s going on in Greece, and surviving a robot uprising (video).
Latest opinion poll shows rise in referendum support
The latest Red C poll shows 6 per cent more people plan to vote ‘yes’ in the Fiscal Compact referendum on 31 May.
Column: ‘The treaty is risky and dangerously experimental’
On a ‘No’ vote: Economist Terrence McDonough says evoking fear in people over the recession is not an appropriate move by government.
Left-wing MEPs to campaign in Ireland against Fiscal Treaty
The representatives from Germany, Sweden, Denmark and Portugal will join the No campaign next week.
The Daily Fix: Friday
Our essential roundup of the day’s big stories – plus any bits and pieces you may have missed.
Poll: Is Enda Kenny right to refuse to take part in a debate with Vincent Browne?
The Taoiseach has repeatedly said he will not appear on any Vincent Browne programme since the presenter made controversial remarks about the FG leader in 2010. Is Enda right?
The Daily Fix: Thursday
Our essential roundup of the day’s big stories – plus any other bits and pieces you may have missed…
'What are we at?' - Labour TD criticises number of election posters
Alex White said he wasn’t against the posters themselves, but asked why they needed to be ‘festooned’ on every lamppost.
The Daily Fix: Wednesday
Our essential roundup of the day’s big stories – plus any other bits and pieces you may have missed.
The Daily Fix: Tuesday
Your essential round-up of the day’s big stories – plus any bits and pieces you may have missed…
Merkel: Fiscal Treaty will not be renegotiated
The German Chancellor has said she is looking forward to working with Francois Hollande – but that renegotiating the Fiscal Compact is not an option.
The Daily Fix: Saturday
Our round-up of the day’s big stories – as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed…
#EURef: How government TDs have used Twitter to push for 'Yes' vote
TDs, primarily from the government benches, have been tweeting like no-one’s business to advocate a ‘Yes’ vote this past week. Here’s why…
MEP disputes Referendum Commission’s claim on ESM veto
The Referendum Commission’s booklet says a No vote means no access to ESM funding – but Paul Murphy MEP disagrees.
Fianna Fáil campaign: referendum has nothing to do with daily politics
And we’re off…
The Daily Fix: Sunday
Back and forth on the treaty debate, pregnant girl turned away from Munster school and a round up of the rest of the day’s news…
New poll shows voters set to back EU fiscal treaty
However the opinion poll in today’s Sunday Business Post shows that the gap between the Yes and No votes is narrowing.
Rabbitte insists Francois Hollande will not seek to 'unpick' Fiscal Treaty
The Communications Minister has played down comments made by the French presidential front-runner yesterday about renegotiating the treaty.
Eamon Gilmore defends Stability Treaty website changes
Statements disappeared from the StabilityTreaty.ie site yesterday amid complaints they were biased towards a ‘yes’ vote.
IMPACT advises members to vote Yes in fiscal referendum
IMPACT say a No vote could result in a significant increase in the cost of borrowing for the State.
Hollande says he would seek to renegotiate Fiscal Treaty if elected
Hollande says he wants the pact to include a financial transaction tax and eurobonds — government bonds jointly issued by all 17 eurozone countries — to finance infrastructure projects.