Sigh. I will not engage in a cynicism bidding war with you. I have sympathy for your country's situation. But it pisses me off that one of the richest companies in the world, with a 2,000 person commitment to the nation, couldn't instead have said, "We believe that in these tough times, it's important to help our Irish employees keep food on the table for their families, so we're here for the long haul even if their country must take steps that might seem like it'd be tougher for us to do business here."

But of course, corporations (even self-declaratively non-evil ones) don't have consciences like people do. Bah.