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Bye Bye Coppers

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Bye Bye Coppers

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98FM

05:18 15 Jun 2015


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No, not the Harcourt Street institution.

It looks like the government's going to get rid of one and two cent coins.

The coppers cost more to make than they're worth, and a year's trial in Wexford without them went very well.

Ireland looks set to follow in the footsteps of the Netherlands, Sweden and Finland, in getting rid of the coins.

The Government is to discuss the roll out of a national "rounding" scheme at its weekly Cabinet meeting tomorrow.

Deputy Chairman of the Consumers's Association Michael Kilcoyne has called on shops not to round prices up.


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