Ireland to move to euro rounding next week

Move follows Belgian, Dutch and Finnish policies

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The Central Bank of Ireland

Cash transactions in Ireland will be rounded to the nearest five cents from October 28, the Central Bank of Ireland announced today (October 19) – following a successful trial in Wexford Town in 2013.

The scheme will be voluntary, the central bank said, and customers will be able to insist on the exact change if they want. One and two cent coins, which cost 1.65c and 1.94c to produce, will remain legal tender.

In Wexford some 85% of shoppers and 100% of retailers who expressed an opinion on

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