Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)

Neither he nor I had anything to do with party politics at that stage. We were of the view that the future of Ireland would be best served by joining the six countries that had been members of the then European Economic Community since 1957.

I recently noticed that the names of some of those involved with the "no" campaign on this occasion are the same as those who were in the "no" camp in 1972. They never changed the disc. They are the very same people, although there are newer models out now.

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