由于经济基础相对薄弱,长期以来爱尔兰一直被视为欧洲最不发达的国家之一,失业率曾高达18%。进入20世纪90年代中期,凭借欧盟提供的巨额专项经济援助以及政府采取的经济发展措施,爱尔兰的国民经济开始持续高速增长。2002年,欧元正式进入流通领域,爱尔兰也彻底摆脱经济动荡 Due to its relatively weak economic base, Ireland has long been regarded as one of Europe’s least developed countries, with its unemployment rate as high as 18%. Into the mid-1990s, Ireland’s national economy continued to grow at a rapid rate, thanks to the large amount of special economic assistance provided by the EU and the economic development measures taken by the government. In 2002, the euro officially entered the circulation field, and Ireland was completely free from economic turmoil