Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)

Since the first drafts of this treaty were leaked to the public last December, Sinn Féin has consistently argued that there is a democratic imperative for a referendum. The Taoiseach knows that and he avoided the issue. There is now also a legal and constitutional imperative. While we should not try to turn a necessity into a virtue, the Attorney General could do little else.

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