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As well as parties represented in the Oireachtas, accession was also supported by employers' and farmers' interest groups. President [[Éamon de Valera]] privately opposed the state's entry and voted 'no', citing the loss of [[sovereignty]].<ref>''Éamon de Valera'', Ronan Fanning, p. 259.</ref>
[[Official Sinn Féin]] opposed the state's entry, citing [[anti-imperialism]] and calling the EC a "rich man's club".<ref name=UIEEC>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jgra94rWmAAC&pg=PA353&dq=United+Irishman+EEC#q=United%20Irishman%20EEC |title=Official Irish Republicanism: 1962–1972 |author=Sean Swan |date=2008 |isbn=9781430319344 |access-date=15 July 2018}}</ref><ref name=BT_20160523>{{cite web |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/news-analysis/after-41-years-of-shifting-battlelines-the-brexit-vote-for-northern-ireland-is-a-very-tough-one-to-call-34736918.html |title=After 41 years of shifting battlelines, the Brexit vote for Northern Ireland is a very tough one to call |work=Belfast Telegraph |date=23 May 2016 |access-date=15 July 2018 |archive-date=10 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710164331/https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/news-analysis/after-41-years-of-shifting-battlelines-the-brexit-vote-for-northern-ireland-is-a-very-tough-one-to-call-34736918.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Sinn Féin|Provisional Sinn Féin]] also opposed the entry, saying it would undermine Irish sovereignty and that the "Common Market Empire would threaten Irish ownership of Irish land".<ref name=BT_20160523/>
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