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Fifty years ago last week, Ireland held the first of many Europe-related referendums to join what was then a six-membered bloc called the European Communities . At the signing of the Treaty of Accession in Brussels in 1972 a few months before the referendum, then taoiseach Jack Lynch admitted that change would be difficult for the bloc, but said it would ultimately be beneficial to all members.Subscribe from just €1 for the first month!
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