newshooter12 0 #1 March 1, 2006 I'm looking for info about what kind of currency to carry over to the southern part of Ireland. Some have said Euros... others have said Punt notes... i just don't want to get hosed paying through the nose exchange rates over there because all i've got is US currency or travellers checks. what should i use there?? matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newshooter12 0 #2 March 1, 2006 i guess i should clarify... are both Punts and Euros still in use or is it just Euros only everywhere? matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #3 March 1, 2006 Euros everywhere. I was in Ireland in 2003, and Euros were the only currency we ever encountered. Everything is priced in Euros, and everyone expects to be paid in Euros. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
faulknerwn 37 #4 March 1, 2006 Southern Ireland is definitely Euros. I've spent several weeks in Dublin and they switched to Euros a few years ago. W Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 0 #5 March 1, 2006 As others have said, Euro (there's no s on the plural, fact fans!). Ireland switched 4-5 years ago. Take your ATM (debit) card out of your wallet. Look at the back. Does it have Cirrus, Plus, or Maestro on it? If so, it'll work in pretty much every ATM in Ireland. Ask your bank how much they charge on foreign currency withdrawals - $2 + 1.5% is common. This can work out substiantially cheaper than going to your local Bureau de Change if you take out $200 at a time. Have fun! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newshooter12 0 #6 March 1, 2006 thanks guys. i was figuring on the Euro, but have heard all sorts of info from people that had been there before and after the switch. the ATM card sounds pretty easy too... matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skinnyshrek 0 #7 March 1, 2006 I think its 1/2 guinness to the dollar at the momenthttp://www.skydivethefarm.com do you realize that when you critisize people you dont know over the internet, you become part of a growing society of twats? ARE YOU ONE OF THEM? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newshooter12 0 #8 March 1, 2006 so i'd be at "half pint" for each USD... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 0 #9 March 1, 2006 You wish boyo. Last year, it was €4.60 a Guinness, so that's 0.182 Guinness, or just over 100ml, to the dollar. Ireland isn't exactly a cheap country to visit anymore. Dublin is, in many ways, as expensive as London. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyn 0 #10 March 1, 2006 Its hard to put a value on some things, but Guinness... 42! Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pincheck 0 #11 March 1, 2006 Quote I think its 1/2 guinness to the dollar at the moment more like 1/8 to the dollar Billy-Sonic Haggis Flickr-Fun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 35 #12 March 1, 2006 I didn't bother with Traveler's Checks when I went to Europe last summer. I used my credit card for most purchases and pulled out cash from an ATM machine every few days like Bob.dino mentioned. Make sure you check with your hotel on what currency they accept. The chain hotels we stayed at took credit cards but most of the small, family-owned places didn't.She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
