I did not call americans pompous or self centred, Surely it is up to American broadcasters to keep americans up to date with world affairs.it is not the responsibilty of the bbc to let americans know about ireland,
the uk has anational broadcasting called the bbc, the republic of ireland is not part of the uk, it has its own broadcasting company called RTE, It has adifferent monetary currency from the uk , that currency is called the euro
The euro (sign: €; code: EUR) is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Spain.[2][3] The currency is also used in a further five European countries (Montenegro, Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City) and the disputed territory of Kosovo. It is consequently used daily by some 332 million Europeans.[4]