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Fri 12 Dec 2007EU treaty rejection would cut us adrift, says AhernIreland would "cut ourselves apart" from the European Union if there is a No vote in next year's referendum on the EU reform treaty, the Taoiseach has warned.The treaty document was signed together in Lisbon yesterday by 26 of the 27 EU leaders. British prime minister Gordon Brown arrived late and signed it alone.