Ireland's 'yes' to EU treaty sets off sighs of relief
Posted: October 4, 2009 at 6:15 a.m.
Supporters of the European Union Lisbon Treaty celebrate Saturday in Dublin, Ireland.
Ireland's recession-hit voters overwhelmingly approved the European Union's long-delayed overhaul plans, electoral chiefs announced Saturday, in a referendum result greeted with cheers in Dublin and sighs of relief in Brussels, Belgium, headquarters of the European Commission.
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