http://www.lemonde.fr/europe/article/2009/07/08/l-irlande-organisera-un-nouveau-referendum-sur-le-traite-europeen-le-2-octobre_1216587_3214.html#ens_id=1208066

According to le Monde, Ireland will organise a new referendum to accept the European Union's Lisbon treaty on Oct. 2. The treaty was rejected in June of last year, "plunging Europe into a grave institutional crisis." Dublin agreed to consult further on the treaty after receiving guarantees on issues of national sovereignty, such as military neutrality.

I do hope that they adopt the treaty. I would like to see the European community integrate itself further. The union may well represent the future of global politics. The world is becoming increasingly globalized, and military strong-arming just can't form the basis of foreign policy like it used to.