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"Mr President, I stand here today as a proud Irish MEP. It took the blood, sweat and tears of public representatives, athletes, business groups, farmers and trade unionists to secure a historic ‘yes’ vote. I am also proud that last Friday, I was in my home area of Tipperary, watching a landslide victory come through, which showed something that I have always believed in, that Ireland is a huge supporter of Europe, and we fully intend to play our role in the future.
Now I know that the leprechauns in UKIP, who attended the House last year following the previous referendum, have disappeared. Many of you will be glad to know that I firmly believe that the Irish people have banished them forever from here. The Lisbon Treaty verdict was a victory for truth over the damned lies and myths perpetrated in some cases by extremists on the ‘no’ side who tried to take advantage of people’s genuine concerns. Those extremists met their match last Friday.
However, it is a lesson we have to learn. All of us who support progressive politics and a progressive Europe need collectively to provide citizens with a greater incentive to engage with our European institutions. We can never take them for granted."@en1
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