Australia Plays its Part in Referendum Poster War

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Posted at 09:56 Thu 24th May 2012 IST

The referendum poster war is well underway, with just a week remaining until Ireland is set to vote on the European Fiscal Compact treaty. We’ve noticed a bit of a trend going on, which involves “Yes” posters being hijacked for the “No” campaign. Specifically, those pointing to a “Working Ireland In Australia” have caught our attention, as seen in the photo above.

The most recent sighting was tweeted out this morning:

Mark Simpson @BBCMarkSimpson

With a week til Ireland votes on the EU Fiscal Treaty, someone in the NO camp has been out with a large black pen ... http://t.co/dqOJzDXB

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Two weeks ago, a similarly modified poster was spotted:

Brian Flanagan© @MrBrianFlanagan

@GTCost @declanganley Still waiting for those jobs from the Lisbon Treaty #yesforyobs http://t.co/H7QEW3MT

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It seems the same sentiment is not just being touted on the referendum posters, but on Twitter as well:

Colm Tobin @colmtobin

Mary Lou McDonald has promised us all jobs outside Ireland if we vote Yes to #euref. Best reason I've heard yet.

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Have you seen any ‘modified’ referendum posters? Post them below.

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