About Paul Gillespie

Paul Gillespie is a columnist and former foreign policy editor of The Irish Times. He lectures in European politics at University College Dublin.

Issue of deeper EU Integration Key to Irish Treaty Campaign

Paul Gillespie

Ireland’s debate on the fiscal compact treaty is being filled out by wider movements in European politics which give it heightened salience and topicality. Whichever side can best claim ownership of these movements is likely to win the referendum campaign. The French presidential election and the Dutch political crisis joined last week to put popular [...]