In Ireland's case a restructuring should involve a haircut for some bank creditors and then a lower interest rate on the debt that is left.

ECONOMIST: Ireland��s troubles

All faced not only the collapse of banks that were too big to be allowed to fail, but also the frightening prospect of trying to prop up banks that might have proved (and in Ireland's case were) too big to save.

ECONOMIST: Bank reform

"That's the next big step when I compete in Ireland and until then it's a case of staying injury free and focused, " Farah said.

BBC: Farah wants Euro gold in Dublin