CNBC reporter thinks Ireland is part of the UK "it's all sort of the the same island, isn't it?" (It's worse than you think)

Found a transcript

Quick: What has the weaker euro meant, in terms of tourism?

Shanahan: So, I think Ireland’s a very globalized economy, so we look to what is happening here as much as we do to what is happening in Europe and we look to what is happening in …

Kernen: You have pounds anyway, don’t you still?

Shanahan: We have euros.

Kernen: You have euros in Ireland?

Shanahan: We have euros, yes, which has aided …

Kernen: Why do you have euros in Ireland?

Shanahan: strong recovery …

Kernen: Why do use euros in Ireland?

Shanahan: Why wouldn’t we have euros in Ireland?

Quick: It is part of the E.U.

Kernen: Huh?

Quick: Part of the E.U.

Kernen: I’d use the pound.

Shanahan: No, we’ve had the euro for some time and we’re very happy with it.

Kernen: What about Scotland? I was using Scottish, uh. …

Shanahan: Scottish pounds, yeah.

Kernen: Scottish pounds.

Shanahan: They use sterling.

Kernen: They use sterling?

Shanahan: They use sterling. But we use euro.

Kernen: What? Why would you do that?

Shanahan: Why wouldn’t we do that?

Kernen: Why didn’t Scotland? No wonder they want to break away.

Shanahan: They’re part of the U.K., we’re not.

Kernen: Aren’t you right next to, uh. …

Shanahan: We’re very close but entirely separate, as you know well.

Kernen: It is sort of the same — the same island, isn’t it?

Shanahan: And in the North of Ireland they have sterling, but ——

Kernen: They do?

Shanahan: We use euro, yes.

Kernen: It’s just too confusing. … Northern Ireland’s the pound?

Shanahan: Northern Ireland’s the pound, yes.

Kernen: Oh my God, you guys got to get it together over there.

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