Nope! Do you know that little asshole in school who always had everything done properly and just generally lived in the teachers anus? Well that's Irelands role within the EU, goody two shoes who do everything they are told,
See the dudes who are in power now "Fine Geal" is the name of the party, well they are part of a much larger party within Europe "Christian Democrats" or some shit, they're a bunch of fascists but they are the biggest party in the Union Germany's ruling party are also members, the result of it all though is we do
everything we're told down to paying back vast sums of money we don't really owe to German banks
42% of Europe’s banking crisis paid by Ireland | Irish Examiner