Cóir
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Cóir (pronounced [koːɾʲ]; Irish for "justice") was a social Catholic, conservative Eurosceptic lobby group established to campaign against the Treaty of Lisbon which was approved by referendum in Ireland on 2 October 2009. The group claimed to have had approximately 2,600 campaign volunteers for the 6 months prior to the referendum.[1]
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Type | Civil society |
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Focus | Irish republicanism, Right-wing populism, Social conservatism, Euroscepticism |
Headquarters | Dublin, Ireland |
Spokesperson | Richard Greene |
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According to spokesman Brian Hickey, members of Cóir had considered registering it as a political party. In 2009, Hickey said he believed there was room for a "patriotic, conservative and socially conscious party" to fill the "gap there in the Irish political spectrum".[2]