Poll: Irish voters opposed to Lisbon pact

DUBLIN, Ireland, July 26 (UPI) -- Irish voters would reject the European Union's Lisbon Treaty once again if a do-over of the referendum were held in the near future, a poll indicated.

More than half of those surveyed, 52 percent, said they would vote against the treaty. Only 32 percent said they would vote for it, the Sunday Business Post reports.

The poll was done for Open Europe, a London-based think tank opposed to more European integration.

The Lisbon Treaty, named for the city in which it was negotiated during Portugal's EU presidency, was designed to replace the treaties that created the Common Market and the European Economic Community. While the treaty avoided some contentious issues, its goal was to create common European policies in foreign affairs and some other areas.

The poll asked voters if the Irish government should "do as the French president has reportedly said and organize a second referendum on the treaty.'' About one-quarter agreed and more than 70 percent disagreed.

French President Nicholas Sarkozy has denied saying that.

No margin of error was reported.