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‘Tod Umptious’ warns:

So there I was all set to finally buy a new Macbook Pro (retina display etc) last night when I discovered the prices were crazy- not Apple’s usual crazy but plain weird crazy. After some detective work (ie two tabs open at the same time) I discovered that the US dollar price is far lower than the Irish euro price making a conversion even lower. In fact it looks almost like our honest to God Irish prices are in fact the dollar price- 1099 euro for an 11″ Air (above) when yesterday the price was 999. And across the pond it now reads as 999 dollars even though yer man on the stage said it was 1099 dollars.
Sorry if that makes no sense but thought I’d bring it up in case people even worse than me are on there now actually buying at those prices.

John Gustavsson writes:

As a matter of fact, a British Member of the European Parliament, David Hannan, suggested Britain should reach out a hand to the Irish and offer them the sterling. Also more trade between Ireland and the UK would benefit both countries.

We should also remember that technically, Ireland does not need the UK’s permission to use the sterling. It may be useful to have (not to create diplomatic tension etc), but it’s not absolutely necessary.

 

Sterling: A solution for Ireland (Caffeinated Thoughts)

Thanks DD

The Central Bank of Ireland has issued a new €2 commemorative coin which celebrates 10 years of euro banknotes and coins.

The commemorative coin will be issued in all euro countries this year, and will bear a common design on the national side. The design will replace the traditional harp design in Ireland.

A maximum of three million coins will be issued by the Central Bank.

The winning design was chosen by citizens of the euro area in an online vote and created by Helmut Andexlinger, a professional designer at the Austrian Mint.

New Coin Issued To Celebrate Euro Currency (RTE)