I am living in Ireland, most of the irish people i have spoken to, understand Englands reluctance to abandon sterling.
it simply does not work having 17 countries with the same currency, primarily because a single country cannot devalue to make its exports cheaper.
the Germans are adminstering like puppets what the anglo irish bond holders[goldman sachs, j p morgan etc]tell them has to be done so that those wealthy bond bank holders and bank owners are protected