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HOW TO CONVERT FROM IRISH POUNDS TO EURO

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

For example:

IR£3.79 divided by 0.787564 = €4.8123073 which rounds to €4.81
IR£1.99 divided by 0.787564 = €2.5267787 which rounds to €2.53

Conversion Chart
PENCE    CENT PENCE    CENT
1.............1
2.............3
3.............4
4.............5
5.............6
6.............8
7.............9
8.............10
9.............11
10.............13
20.............25
30.............38
40.............51
50.............63
60.............76
70.............89
80.............102
90.............114
POUND    EURO POUND    EURO
1.00.............1.27
2.00.............2.54
3.00.............3.81
4.00.............5.08
5.00.............6.35
6.00.............7.62
7.00.............8.89
8.00.............10.16
9.00.............11.43
10.00.............12.70
20.00.............25.39
30.00.............38.09
40.00.............50.79
50.00.............63.49
60.00.............76.18
70.00.............88.88
80.00.............101.58
90.00.............114.28
100.00.............126.97

Rough Guide:
A rough guide is, add a quarter to the Irish pound amount: for example, £4 is worth just over €5 (to be exact, €5.08).

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