First, two democratically-elected governments have steadfastly implemented the agreed austerity programs with little need for waivers and modifications – and thus without the associated political drama. Second, despite enduring considerable pain, Irish society has stuck with the program, staging few of the street protests that have been common in other austerity-hit countries.
其他陷入麻烦的欧元区成员国也转向三驾马车寻求帮助，但至少从两个方面看，爱尔兰特别引人关注。首先，两届民选政府坚定不移地实施了谈定的紧缩计划，几乎没有要求不执行和修改的需要，因此也没有出现相应的政治闹剧。其次，尽管经历了巨大的痛苦，但爱尔兰社会坚持了方案，几乎没有出现其他受紧缩影响的国家所经常出现的街头抗议。