Good post. We are left with a debt that we did not incur - that is clearly not a sovereign debt. Around the country people are starting to protest and call for a referendum ....like the Dump the Debt Group in Charleville, and the marvellous group in Ballylea, Co. Cork who hold a weekly protest in their village.
And on a recent visit to Kilkenny City I found members of the Repudiate the Debt Group busy leafleting at The Tholsel (Town hall). They gave me a link with more information: [broken link removed]
Perhaps its time for all of us to stand up and protest and not leave it all to the citizens of Greece and Portugal.