Irish Government ministers seek to rewrite history on Greek referendum – Senator David Cullinane

SINN FÉIN Senator David Cullinane has strongly rejected claims by Ministers Noonan and Howlin that the referendum in Greece was a mistake and a disaster. 

The Sinn Féin senator said the mistake was on the part of the Irish Government who sided with the big power bloc in Europe and not the Greek people.

Speaking in the Seanad, Senator Cullinane (pictured) said:

“The brass necks on Michael Noonan and Brendan Howlin never cease to amaze me.

“They say that the referendum in Greece a fortnight ago was a disaster because it brought about capital controls and a drying up of cash in bank ATMs. This is utter nonsense and an attempt to rewrite history.

“The banks were closed before the referendum took place and they were closed by the ECB and Germany to put the squeeze on the Greek Government and its people. It was an attempt at a cash famine to beat a people into submission.

“The failure of the Irish Government to back the referendum outcome and instead side with the austere German Government is the mistake.”