Ireland's in a state of denial over the euro

After the economic catastrophe of the past three years, you would expect a wind of change blowing across the Irish nation of almost equal magnitude to that of North Africa and the Middle East. But no; the Irish electorate will certainly oust Brian Cowen's discredited Fianna Fail government. Yet, to the outside world at least, the likely replacement with an Fine Gael/Labour coalition won't look a whole lot different. In campaigning, Enda Kenny talked tough about renegotiating the usurious terms of the European bail-out, forcing senior bank creditors to take haircuts. It's too late, frankly, to seek concessions. Whatever he...