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[Chris_H]

With the possibility of the IMF taking a minority stake in the ROI shortly,  I wonder how long it will be before they list these countries on some international stock market where they can be bought by Rupert Murdoch or Steve Jobs or some other high-bidder?

There's bound to be cries of "No! No!" but I'm sure it will come.

[geoffr70]

I don't think the United Kingdom should contribute to the bailout. We have our own problems and don't need more liabilities. Plus we are rightly not in the Euro, which is just aswell.

[albitz]

I would tend to agree. Its a Eurozone problem and they should try to sort it. There is the argument though that the Republic of Ireland is one of the U.K.,s major trading partners,so it is in our medium term interest to chip in, but I still think that the countries who were stupid enough to enter the Eurozone should deal with the consquenses of it. Hopefully the consequences will be the collapse of the Monopoly money currency (Euro) and we can start to get some financial reality and common semse back into Europe.

[geoffr70]

Couldn't agree more! They want the best of both worlds! What would happen if the whole eurozone needed bailing out, who's going to do it then?

It seems strange that the forming of an EU superstate is being forced upon us while concurrently devolution is in full flow and many areas and regions within Europe are fighting/protesting/trying to gain independance!

[Mysteryman]

You swines! What's going to happen to Liverpool if Ireland goes bust?

[Banjax]

Geographically we're an island, economically we're not. So yes, we're not "in the eurozone" but in reality we're not immune - Europe is after all the UK's main market. Ireland has been monumentally stupid, going from one of, if not the richest european country to one of its poorest in a matter of a few years, its spending, when you look into it has been horrific with seemingly no checks or balances whatsoever to curb public spending or regulate banks.....we still need them - they're our biggest single trading partner 

[Mysteryman]

Geographically we're an island, economically we're not. So yes, we're not "in the eurozone" but in reality we're not immune - Europe is after all the UK's main market. Ireland has been monumentally stupid, going from one of, if not the richest european country to one of its poorest in a matter of a few years, its spending, when you look into it has been horrific with seemingly no checks or balances whatsoever to curb public spending or regulate banks.....we still need them - they're our biggest single trading partner 

Less of the 'we', Scottish person.

[geoffr70]

Geographically we're an island, economically we're not. So yes, we're not "in the eurozone" but in reality we're not immune - Europe is after all the UK's main market. Ireland has been monumentally stupid, going from one of, if not the richest european country to one of its poorest in a matter of a few years, its spending, when you look into it has been horrific with seemingly no checks or balances whatsoever to curb public spending or regulate banks.....we still need them - they're our biggest single trading partner 

Dead orn! But ya know we can grow ar owen podadoes!

Haha couldn't resist it! No offence meant to anyone!

I agree, but we still shouldn't bail them out

[Banjax]

Geographically we're an island, economically we're not. So yes, we're not "in the eurozone" but in reality we're not immune - Europe is after all the UK's main market. Ireland has been monumentally stupid, going from one of, if not the richest european country to one of its poorest in a matter of a few years, its spending, when you look into it has been horrific with seemingly no checks or balances whatsoever to curb public spending or regulate banks.....we still need them - they're our biggest single trading partner 

Less of the 'we', Scottish person.

haven't you got some hubcaps you could be stealing? 

[Richie London]

if you shove ireland hard enough it could be joined onto america by xmas 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Geographically we're an island, economically we're not. So yes, we're not "in the eurozone" but in reality we're not immune - Europe is after all the UK's main market. Ireland has been monumentally stupid, going from one of, if not the richest european country to one of its poorest in a matter of a few years, its spending, when you look into it has been horrific with seemingly no checks or balances whatsoever to curb public spending or regulate banks.....we still need them - they're our biggest single trading partner 

I could comment......but...

[albitz]

Geographically we're an island, economically we're not. So yes, we're not "in the eurozone" but in reality we're not immune - Europe is after all the UK's main market. Ireland has been monumentally stupid, going from one of, if not the richest european country to one of its poorest in a matter of a few years, its spending, when you look into it has been horrific with seemingly no checks or balances whatsoever to curb public spending or regulate banks.....we still need them - they're our biggest single trading partner 

I beg to differ, it was imo smoke/mirrors/EU grants, sweeteners, bribes etc. The country wasnt actually producing the wealth it appeared to have - it was always going to end in tears. Just like Browns running of the UK economy.

[albitz]

if you shove ireland hard enough it could be joined onto america by xmas 

The problem with that would be Richie that there are two countries on that Island, and one of them is one of the four constuent countries of this United Kingdom.

[Dishevelled Den]

Geographically we're an island, economically we're not. So yes, we're not "in the eurozone" but in reality we're not immune - Europe is after all the UK's main market. Ireland has been monumentally stupid,going from one of, if not the richest european country to one of its poorest in a matter of a few years, its spending, when you look into it has been horrific with seemingly no checks or balances whatsoever to curb public spending or regulate banks.....we still need them - they're our biggest single trading partner 

I beg to differ, it was imo smoke/mirrors/EU grants, sweeteners, bribes etc. The country wasnt actually producing the wealth it appeared to have - it was always going to end in tears. Just like Browns running of the UK economy.

 
That's more like it son, even with inducements such as the absurdly low corporation tax this 'wealth' was largely notional and the myopic belief in it precipitated the building boom that eventually collapsed the economy on the back of the financial crisis in the banking sector.