>Same here. Very little interest online it appears which is amazing when you think about it. Ireland was held up as the golden example

Shows that leverage works both ways.

>and I know a few folks who actually moved there from the U.S..

The low taxes brought a lot of companies there: banks, but also Apple, Google, Dell IIRC.

>The effect on U.S. treasuries and bonds is all over the news though...

Not over here - but US news is more prone to sensationalism/roller coaster anyway.
This one was clear from the numbers when they bailed out the banks.