Ireland Faces National Vote On Eurozone Fiscal Agreement

This article describes the politics in Ireland where voters must determine whether Ireland should cede control over its fiscal policy by accepting the terms that set limits on the use of national debt.  Opponents of the plan are leveraging the imposition of austerity, and its effects on the Irish economy, in its campaign against the treaty.  Government backs the plan and its supporters are primarily driven by the fear of what might happen to an Ireland that has been set adrift from the rest of Europe.