The following are some ofmy reasons for voting NO

1)The EU is undemoctaric. The French, Dutch, Danish and Irish (twice) peoples have had NO votes circumvented or ignored. That has never happened for a YES vote. The Brits, also, have been robbed of a promised referendum on the Constitution/lisbon. 'Democracy' in the EU is heavily weighted towards one side.

2) I do not want a federal Europe. Our soverignty is being eronded, treaty by treatry. There is no future for a small island, floating off the west coast of Europe, in allowing mainland Europe to make importand decisions for us. We are less than 1% of the population of the EU (even less as it expands). Our voice will mean nothing.

3) EU leaders are short sighted and presumptuos. They allowed the EU to expand before having the structures in place to deal with that expansion, assuming we would do as we are told. Business leaders who behaved like this would be fired for imcompenence.
In short, I don't trust them and I think they are incompetant.

4) We are the only country allowed to have a referendum on the treaty, and ours also would have been bypassed, if possible. This is on purpose, as many countries would have failed to carry a referendum. The EU is belong to the people, not the politicions. They need to learn that.

5) Our government are telling us that the treaty is the best thing for Ireland, but giving no good reasons as to why. What do they know about what's best for us? They have flushed this country down the jacks.

6) The EU destroyed our sugar industry, just because they could, in the stroke of a pen. It served no good purpose to do so.

7) The EU banned duty free, just because they could, in the stroke of a pen. It served no good purpose to do so.

8) The EU now bans us from subsidising our troubled airlines, if we need to. We are an island nation ffs.

9) Our commisioner is specifically banned from representing his countrys interests. What the fukk is that about?

10) We are now sending social welfare to people in other EU countries, even if they have never set foot in this country.

Is that enough for you?

In summary EU integration has already gone too far. It's time to draw a line in the sand.