Dublin, 12/07/2001 (Agence Europe) - The "no" to the Treaty of Nice has opened up a debate in Ireland on the "future direction of the EU and Ireland's position in the Union", but, depending on the way the affair is dealt with in Dublin and in the EU, "it could have a very positive impact" obliging "the Irish to engage in a much needed debate on Europe, particularly on the political rather than the material dimension of the European project". This is what Brigid Laffan, Jean Monnet Professor...