Dar, desigur, nu existau rate ale dobânzilor irlandeze; era doar Banca Centrală Europeană care, oferind membrilor principali ceea ce aceștia aveau nevoie, a acordat membrilor periferici o doză dublă din ceea ce aceștia nu aveau nevoie, respectiv acces artificial la finanțare ieftină.
But of course, there were no Irish interest rates; there was only the European Central Bank, which, by giving the core members what they needed, was giving the peripheral members a double dose of what they did not need, namely, artificially cheap money.