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Could Ireland cope without 1c and 2c coins?

The Central Bank is considering whether to scrap the use of 1 and 2 cent coins in Ireland. It's due...
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1:32 PM - 10 Feb 2014



Could Ireland cope without 1c...

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Could Ireland cope without 1c and 2c coins?

TodayFM
TodayFM

1:32 PM - 10 Feb 2014



The Central Bank is considering whether to scrap the use of 1 and 2 cent coins in Ireland.

It's due to issue a report later this year on whether the small coins should be phased out - with bills rounded up or down to the nearest 5 cent if you pay in cash.

Our correspondent Gavan Reilly travelled to Wexford, where the system was given a trial run before Christmas, to see how the locals there got on without the small copper coins:

 



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