The European Central Bank has provided a monetary lifeline that has provided much needed liquidity within the financial system and helped the government to stem the crisis of confidence created by the banking collapse. Government ministers and EU representatives repeatedly cite the example of Iceland in pointing out what might have happened to Ireland if it had been outside the EU.
经济的深度下滑有助于爱尔兰政府确保拿下赞成票。而欧洲中央银行已经为急需流动性的爱尔兰金融系统提供了资金救济，并帮助政府挺过了由银行崩溃引发的信任危机。爱尔兰政府大臣和欧盟代表们都一再引用冰岛的例子来说明如果爱尔兰不在欧盟之内的话情况会多么的糟。