Algunos ciudadanos irlandeses no conocían el contenido del Tratado, a otros les preocupaba que se impusiera el aborto a un Estado miembro, la neutralidad, la pérdida del Comisario y la posibilidad de que el país perdiera el control sobre su política de tributación directa.
Some people in Ireland were unsure of the contents of the Treaty; others were concerned about abortion being forced on a Member State, about neutrality, about the loss of the Commissioner and about the potential for the country to lose control over its own direct taxation policy.