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HOW TO CONVERT FROM EURO TO IRISH POUNDS

To convert a euro amount to an Irish pound amount, multiply the euro amount by 0.787564. Round the resulting Irish pound amount to two decimal places, that is to pence. Round down where the third figure after the decimal point is 4 or lower; round up where it is 5 or higher.

For example:

€20 multiplied by 0.787564 = IR£15.75128 which rounds to IR£15.75
€10 multiplied by 0.787564 = IR£7.87564 which rounds to IR£7.88

Conversion Chart

CENT    PENCE CENT    PENCE
1.............1
2.............2
3.............2
4.............3
5.............4
6.............5
7.............6
8.............6
9.............7
10...............8
20.............16
30.............24
40.............32
50.............39
60.............47
70.............55
80.............63
90.............71
EURO    POUND EURO    POUND
1.00.............0.79
2.00.............1.58
3.00.............2.36
4.00.............3.15
5.00.............3.94
6.00.............4.73
7.00.............5.51
8.00.............6.30
9.00.............7.09
10.00...............7.88
20.00.............15.75
30.00.............23.63
40.00.............31.50
50.00.............39.38
60.00.............47.25
70.00.............55.13
80.00.............63.01
90.00.............70.88
100.00............78.76

Rough Guide:
A rough guide is, take away a fifth from the euro amount: for example, €5 is worth just under £4 (to be exact, £3.94).

Another rough guide that some people may prefer is to multiply by 0.8: for example, €10 is worth just under £8 (to be exact, £7.88).

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