How the Irish Became Euro.

"'Europe has been very good to Ireland,; says Daly, the wine-store owner, who says he'll vote yes for a second time this week...'People may be unhappy with the government, but to punish them in the Lisbon vote would be the wrong thing to do. Being a member of the euro [currency zone] is what's got us through the crisis so far. I can't see Ireland surviving alone.'"

This Friday, Ireland votes on EU's Lisbon Treaty for the second time. "Support for the treaty has been hovering around 50% for months. In the latest national poll, conducted by the Irish Times last week, 48% of respondents said they supported the agreement, compared to 33% who said they were against it. But a full fifth of the population hasn't made up their minds, giving the no camp the belief that it can sway enough voters in the final days to make the tally close."