The Emerald Isle joined the Eurozone on Januand was one of the first 12 countries to adopt the Euro on January 1, 2002.Įuro coins come in denominations of 2 Euro, 1 Euro, 50 cent, 20 cent, 10 cent, 5 cent, 2 cent and 1 cent. This is the same currency as many other European countries, such as Germany, Austria, France, Spain and Italy. The Republic of Ireland is a member of the European Union and uses the Euro currency. What currency is used in Ireland? Euro coins. In Northern Ireland, the currency is the British Pound. Before the introduction of the Euro, the Irish Pound was used in the Republic of Ireland.
In the Republic of Ireland you pay with Euro. Ireland is a divided island with two different currencies.
