“Little monsters, show me your teeth!” Thus spoke Lady Gaga…
Little monsters (as Lady Gaga likes to refer to her fans) from all over Ireland started queuing outside the O2 from early morning on Saturday the 20th to assume prime positions by the stage for the gig. I arrived at the O2 just after 7pm and the queues were insane, so I’m glad I didn’t queue early!

Hooray! The lovely people at BeLonG To have a brand spanking newly re-vamped website at www.belongto.org

Ireland are in Paris tonight hoping to overturn a one goal deficit to book their place in next summer’s FIFA World Cup 2010 being hosted by South Africa. It’s a cliched “must-win” game for the Irish who have at least 90 minutes to make an impression on the sophisticated French side. All TVs will be tuned to RTE 2 tonight!

So far, all of the Lisbon Treaty posts have been concerned with the amendments made to the TFEU. The TEU, however, is much shorter and is more broad in its terms. It deals with the over-arching principles and objectives of the EU.

Well, that “External Action of the Union” was all very much less painful than I had anticipated. I fear, however, for my sanity when it comes to the next sections: “Institutional and Financial Provisions” and beyond. With each word, a new Rip Van Winkle is born.. Anyway, here goes!

Thanks be to feck I never have to read any more jargon about the fecking Union Policy and Internal market.. This time, thankfully, we turn to External Action by the Union (Part Five of the TFEU). Although, Lisbon’s amendments inserts a whole great big part into the extisting Treaties entitled “External Action by the Union”, comprising seven sections with several sub-headings, so I’m beginning to doubt the appeal of this new topic. Regardless, the struggle continues..!

In this post, we learn about: Trans-European networks, Industry, Economic social and territorial cohesion, Research and technological development and space, Environment, Energy, Tourism, Civil protection, Administrative cooperation, Association of the Overseas Countries and Territories. Betchya can’t wait!

This part of the existing Treaties just goes on and on and on.. Given this fact, and the fact that the vote is mere days away, I’ve decided to try to avoid the riveting line-by-line approach to the Lisbon Treaty’s amendments, and opt instead for summarising. (Let’s all heave a sigh of relief..!)

Quite the snappy title, eh? Anyway, you’ll be happy to know that the section of the existing EU treaties entitled “Union policies and internal actions” is so long, that it won’t all be dealt with in this post. And this post will a wee bit lengthy as it is. Oh, the joy.. So, hold on to your hats!

Greetings, lesbians and friends! Following on from yesterday’s post which dealt with the initial parts of the Lisbon Treaty, today we’re on to the next section entitled, “Non-Discrimination and Citizenship of the Union.” Thanks be to be-jebus, this section is significantly shorter than yesterday’s. Relief all-’round, I’m sure..!