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    Ireland and the euro

    eub2By eub23 February 2008 Euro No Comments2 Mins Read
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    — last modified 03 February 2008

    Ireland joined the European Union in 1973 and was one of the first-wave EU countries to adopt the euro on 1 January 1999.


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    Ireland at a glance

    Surface area: 70 300 km2
    Population: 4 209 019 (Eurostat 2006, provisional figure)
    Joined the European Union: 1 January 1973
    Currency: Euro since 1 January 1999 (formerly Irish pound/punt, IEP)

    Euro information

    Status: Euro-area member since 1 January 1999.

    Fixed conversion rate: €1 = 0.787564 IEP

    Adoption of the euro: The euro banknotes and coins were introduced in Ireland on 1 January 2002, after a transitional period of three years when the euro was the official currency but only existed as ‘book money’. The dual circulation period – when both the Irish pound and the euro had legal tender status – ended on 9 February 2002.

    Exchange of former national currency: The Central Bank of Ireland continues to exchange Irish pound banknotes and coins for an unlimited period.

    Euro-related queries: webmaster@finance.gov.ie

    Documents and publications

    • Documents and publications from the euro changeover are available on the Euro Changeover Board of Ireland website.

    Opinion polls and surveys

    • Public opinion and the single currency (Eurobarometer website)

    Downloads

    • National sides of Irish euro coins
    • Irish commemorative coins

    Websites

    Euro websites

    • Euro Changeover Board of Ireland website (still operational, but no longer updated)
    • Archived websites on the euro

    Institutions

    • Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland
    • Department of Finance

    Business

    • Irish Business and Employers Confederation (IBEC)
    • Euro Info Centres Ireland
    • Irish Chambers of Commerce
    • Enterprise Ireland

    Consumers

    • Consumers’ Association of Ireland
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