By Björn Elberling

European readers particularly will probably be interested in the ratification process of the treaty of Lisbon aka the Reform Treaty, particularly the referendum in the Republic of Ireland. Ireland is the only EU/EC member state to hold a referendum on ratification, and apparently the voters are rather divided. It will be interesting to see whether the Irish will do to the Treaty of Lisbon what the French and Dutch did to the European Constitution in 2005. The referendum will be held on 12 June, meanwhile updated polls and other news are gathered at the website of the Irish broadcasting service. Tip o’ the hat to my colleague Killian O’Brien.