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Racylady

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931 posts

263 months

Monday 12th September 2005
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Can anyone tell me what the currency is for Southern Ireland? I'm off to Dublin on Thursday and I've got one person telling me it's Euros and others saying it's the Irish Punt.

Also, any nice restaurants/bars/places to go in Dublin that I should try?

Eric Mc

125,680 posts

295 months

Monday 12th September 2005
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Euros for the past few years.

And even though I hate to sound pedantic, there is no such political entity as Southern Ireland - it's the Irish Republic or Eire.
If you refer to Dublin being in "Southern Ireland" when you are there, at the very least you will get extremely dirty looks.

>> Edited by Eric Mc on Monday 12th September 11:02

zippee

14,128 posts

264 months

Monday 12th September 2005
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A very nice restaurant in Dublin is Eliza Blues, [url]www.elizablues.com/[/url]
We went there a year or so ago, very friendly service and fantastic food. The restaurant also overlooks the Liffey and Millenium bridge.

chim_knee

12,689 posts

287 months

Monday 12th September 2005
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anonymous said:
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How about mentioning those brothels you told me you used to visit and, eventually, got banned from?

vixpy1

42,699 posts

294 months

Monday 12th September 2005
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chim_knee said:

How about mentioning those brothels you told me you used to visit and, eventually, got banned from?


Oh, I know those Brothels..

Eric Mc

125,680 posts

295 months

Monday 12th September 2005
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Brothels in Ireland??????????????

How come I never came across them?

wedg1e

27,038 posts

295 months

Monday 12th September 2005
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Don't waste your time in the Brazen Head either...

vixpy1

42,699 posts

294 months

Monday 12th September 2005
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Eric Mc said:


How come I never came across them?


Snigger..

dtmpower

3,972 posts

275 months

Monday 12th September 2005
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Eric Mc said:
Euros for the past few years.

And even though I hate to sound pedantic, there is no such political entity as Southern Ireland - it's the Irish Republic or Eire.
If you refer to Dublin being in "Southern Ireland" when you are there, at the very least you will get extremely dirty looks.

>> Edited by Eric Mc on Monday 12th September 11:02

Especially as some parts of Eire are north of some parts of Northern Ireland.

Eric Mc

125,680 posts

295 months

Monday 12th September 2005
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Like Malin Head, County Donegal - the most northerly point in the whole island of Ireland.

up-the-dubs

4,282 posts

259 months

Monday 12th September 2005
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Racylady said:
Can anyone tell me what the currency is for Southern Ireland? I'm off to Dublin on Thursday and I've got one person telling me it's Euros and others saying it's the Irish Punt.


Eric Mc

125,680 posts

295 months

Monday 12th September 2005
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Depressing, isn't it!

up-the-dubs

4,282 posts

259 months

Tuesday 13th September 2005
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, harsh but fair.

I've had worse. At a training course in Manchester, a member of the Indian community, on hearing we had our own language, was curious to know how well we could speak Arabic?!

Theres always one.

foster3jd

3,773 posts

270 months

Tuesday 13th September 2005
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i'm sensing deja vu here lads..... next thing you know, we'll be having to explain the difference between ulster and northern ireland again

Eric Mc

125,680 posts

295 months

Tuesday 13th September 2005
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Now that is just naughty.