Holiday in Ireland. As they are part of Great Brittain why do they use euros and not Sterling?

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The Republic of Ireland uses the Euro.
Northern Ireland uses GB Sterling.
The Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland make up the island of Ireland (obviously) and is the part of the 2000 or so islands which make up the British Isles. Note British Isles is a geographical term and NOT a political term, before my fellow countrymen shoot me down. ;)

Like the Isle of Man, we are part of the British Isles but NOT part of the United Kingdom.

Great Britain is the largest island within the British Isles and only includes England, Wales and Scotland.

Orla C

The Republic of Ireland is not part of Britain, nor has it been since 1921. Northern Ireland is still part of the UK, and sterling is used there still.

That 'strange Gaelic language', which we call Irish, is spoken in various places, but don't worry, most people speak English. In fact, most linguistic scholars believe that the best, clearest and most poetic dialect of English in the world is the one spoken in Ireland.

You can do one of three things: go back to school and pay attention in history class, go wrap yourself in cotton wool until the world ends, or come to the Republic of Ireland, say ignorant and provocative things like this and wave your kneecaps goodbye - if you're lucky.

Harry o

sorry to disagree dory but northern ireland is not part of great britain, great britain consists of england, scotland and wales, add northern ireland and you have the united kingdom, the repuplic of ireland is a sovereign state and is in the euro, they do speak english, thay also speak gaelich, which was in existence before english

Misty Blue

Gaeilge you mean.
The greater part of Ireland that uses Euros is nothing to do with Britain.(Note:only one t in Britain.)

Vive la Eire:I live in Donegal which is in Ulster which has three of it's counties in the Republic.The other six are that oft heard of 'Six Counties.' Not all of Ulster is British.With that name you should know this surely?

Dory

Only the ROI uses the Euro and is not part of Great Britain, Northern Ireland is.

Anthony E

"Great Britain" is formed of England and Scotland together with the Principality of Wales - but not Northern Ireland.
The "United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland" (the so-called, UK) is as above but also includes Northern Ireland.

The legal tender of all of the above is the Pound Sterling (Â£) issued by the Bank of England though, additionally, some banks in Scotland and Northern Ireland issue their own banknotes that circulate as legal currency but are not legal tender. Some shops in England and Wales accept the Scottish and NI banknoes though, legally, they are entitled to refuse.

"Ireland" or Eire, is georgraphically part of the "British Isles" but not part of the UK. Ireland uses the Euro as its legal tender.

It is perhaps unlikely that the UK will ever adopt the Euro and will continue to use the Pound Sterling. However, some shops will accept the Euro in the UK. Indeed, shops and hotels in many tourist areas (e.g. London, Windsor, York) will accept most of the currencies of the world converting to the equivalent of that day's exchange rate. Many supermarkets, railway stations and obviously airports, have a desk selling/buying foreign currency as the British and Europeans travel widely throughout the world, something that seems strange to many citizens of the USA who have yet to venture out of their own State.

deburca98

I am amused to see all the answers , obviously this guy is either a wind up merchant or a retard, why waste your energy on these questions I don't know

jonahbeast

Ireland is not part of Great Britain. Great Britain refers to the island that is home to England, Scotland and Wales. Northern Ireland is part of the UK and uses British pounds. The Republic of Ireland is a separate country and uses Euros.

As far as language, most areas are English speaking. There are some pockets where Irish (used to commonly be called Gaelic) is still spoken. They are mostly in the western part of Ireland and on the Aran Islands off the west coast, near Galway.

slipstreamer

hey aren't part of the UK, only Northern Ireland (where they use pounds) is. The Republic of Ireland is a separate country.

Both countries are EU members, the UK just chose to keep the pound over the Euro, which is working out well for them.

They speak both languages as the are both official languages - but English is used for most things.

Then again - you already knew that....

IRISH AND PROUD

the republic of ireland is not a part of greeat britian its only nothern ireland that is!! we use the euro in the republic and of course we all speak english however irish language is taught to every child in school and is spoken in the gaelteachts but they also speak fluent english!!!

Well Hello there ;)!

The Republic of Ireland is not a part of GB, Northern Ireland is so they use sterling! We speak English but Irish is our second language! Common mistake as we were ruled by GB for like 700years!

Ozgirl

Only Northern Ireland is part of Great Britain - ie. the top right hand corner. The rest is a separate country.

Langer

We are not part of great britain we use the euro and they use the pound.And yes we speak english but you will find places that speak gaelic.

echo

They took that step further than we did & now use the Euro.
Ireland is an independent nation.
UK/Great Britain two different things.

Christine

Because we met the economic criteria to join, The Uk didn't.

Good luck with your wind up!

Viva La Eire!

You need to sack your travel agent. Only Ulster (Northern ireland) is part of England, and only Ni use the pound, the republic of Ireland use the euro as we are now a totally independent country and member of the EU.

The majority of Ireland (both rep. and NI) speak English but there is an extremely small percentage that speak Irish (or Gaelic as you called it) but that's only about 35 of the pop if that and most of which are in very rural parts of the west of the rep.

Have fun on your holidays!

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The Republic of Ireland isn't part of Great Britain - neither is Northern Ireland (we're part of the UK)

They speak English down south - I don't know anyone that speaks Irish as their first language.

Bailer

Maybe u only think ur in Ireland?

i hear its sorta like wales, u might b in wales

P. W

They are not part of Great Britain and the Republic joined the Euro some years ago. They wil speak English, but will talk to you in Erse, if you pay them handsomely.

vinnieF

Only Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom. The Republic of Ireland has its own capital city (Dublin) and changed to the Euro about four years ago, scrapping the Irish punt. Yes you can find speakers of Irish Gaelic (or Erse, to give it its correct name), but virtually everyone speaks English.

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