For the oldies decimalisation.

[Cian]

what utter bollocks, are you employed by the Irish board of trade and industry ?

some of my family are Irish, and I have a good few freinds and have spent quite a bit of time there over the years, theres no doubt about it, its a laid back place that runs at a slower place than South East England. its got f*** all to do with laziness and stupidity.

Unless you're in the wilds of the south west, its no slower. Definatively the cities and surrounding suburbs are no more laid back. And no, I'm not employedby ENTEMP or any of its sub-thingies (IDA, etc)

 

[zefarelly]

Dublin is the only city of any note, and yes stuff happens there, when the pubs are closed

 

[Cian]

Dublin is the only city of any note, and yes stuff happens there, when the pubs are closed

Cork, Galway, Limerick and to a lesser extent, Kilkenny, Drogheda and other regional large towns are all similarly important.

Pubs? Closed? Dublin? Jaysus man you've clearly never seen an Irish person with a thirst on them, theres pubs opened till 5am down the docks

 

[zefarelly]

Limerick isn't really a city, well, no more than CHichester for example, a medium sized town

I remember my first trip to Oireland, I was panicing because we didnt go to the pub till gone ten pm . . . . less than an hour I thought . . . . we left voulantarily at 4am

 

[aftershavedave]

cork is absolutely MASSIVE...for a "city" half the size of brighton

 

[Cian]

Limerick isn't really a city, well, no more than CHichester for example, a medium sized town

I remember my first trip to Oireland, I was panicing because we didnt go to the pub till gone ten pm . . . . less than an hour I thought . . . . we left voulantarily at 4am

Official closing time was probably 11:00 back then - the dark days, when you had to spend 5 hours rather than 2 and a half huddled around the taps in the dark for your pre-arranged lockin

 

[Bromley shrimp]

Old New Exact Price % increase/
Money Price Equivalent Up or decrease on what
Charged Down should theoretically
have been charged


1d = 1/2p 0.42p Up +19%
2d = 1p 0.83p Up +16%
3d = 1 1/2p 1.25p Up +20%
4d = 2p 1.67p Up +20%
5d = 2p 2.08p Down -4%
6d = 2 1/2p 2.50p Same 0%
7d = 3p 2.92p Up +3%
8d = 3 1/2p 3.33p Up +5%
9d = 4p 3.75p Up +7%
10d = 4p 4.17p Down -4%
11d = 4 1/2p 4.58p Down -2%
12d = 5p 5.00p Same 0%

Above is a chart drawn up to reflect the govenment of the day's publicity prior to decimalisation. "Some things will go up and some down" In particular things costing 4d or 5d would be 2p and those costing 9d or 10d would be 4p. Yeah right that certainly happened - not. But let's say that it had, then even by the goverment's own hypothisis comprising a naton of "Honest Johns" the effect of decimalisation was clearly inflationary. VAT and joining the EEC after this all combined to produce a 25%+ per year inflation rate by mid 1975.

 

[aftershavedave]

VAT and joining the EEC after this all combined to produce a 25%+ per year inflation rate by mid 1975.

yeah yeah that's exactly correct. it was the EU and VAT which led to rampant inflation in the 70's. there were absolutely no other reasons.

 

[Cian]

yeah yeah that's exactly correct. it was the EU and VAT which led to rampant inflation in the 70's. there were absolutely no other reasons.

Oh, of course not. That whole fuel problem was just a minor blip, remember

 

[aftershavedave]

Oh, of course not. That whole fuel problem was just a minor blip, remember

ahem ***notice the jester sign**** sharpster?

 

[Cian]

ahem ***notice the jester sign**** sharpster?

Yes, I noticed the damn jester sign, and was adding to what you'd said, hence the damn jester signs on mine.

 

[aftershavedave]

Yes, I noticed the damn jester sign, and was adding to what you'd said, hence the damn jester signs on mine.

excellent.

 

[Hunting 784561]

I'd like a return to the pre-decimal currency, as you can see from the attached chart it was so much easier...

Money was divided into pounds (£), shillings ( /-) and pennies (d.).

So, 4 pounds, eight shillings and fourpence would be written as £4/8/4d.

There were 20 shillings in £1-00
12 pennies in 1 shilling
240 pennies in £1-00

Pennies were broken down into other coins:

a farthing was ¼ of a penny
a halfpenny was ½ of a penny
3 farthings was ¾ of a penny. There was no coin of this denomination, however

Other coins of a value less than 1/- were :

a half-groat (2d) 6 x 2d = 1/-
a threepenny bit (3d) made of silver 4 x 3d. = 1/-
a groat (4d) 3 x 4d = 1/-
sixpence (silver) - often called a 'tanner' 2 x 6d = 1/-

Coins of more than 1/- but less than £1 in value were :

a two shilling piece (called a florin) 10 x 2/- = £1
a half-crown ( 2/6d) 8 x 2/6d = £1
a crown (5/-) 4 x 5/- = £1
ten shillings (a half-sovereign) 2 x 10/- = £1
a half-guinea (10/6d) 2 x 10/6d = £1/1/-

A £1 coin was called a Sovereign and was made of gold.

Coins of more than £1 were :

a guinea (£1/1/0-)
and a £5 coin

 

[Bromley shrimp]

Oh, of course not. That whole fuel problem was just a minor blip, remember

I didn't say they were the only reasons over a 4 year period. The fuel crisis/3 day week was in '73 and indirectly led to the government's downfall months later. So back to decimalisation....

 

[rool]

Now I suppose I can be almost classed in the wilds of the South but I also deal with companies in Cork/Limerick/Galway and even Dublin to a lesser extent. Having run business' in both the UK and now Ireland it is definately way more laid back over here.

Competition is poor so trying to get someone to turn up and quote let alone get the job done can be very frustrating. Even if they turn up and price 4 out of 5 times you won't hear from them again. Companies are gobsmacked that I go out to quote and have it back to them by return plus I always endevour to get to customers in short notice if necessary. Why?, because having had a business in England for ten years, If I didn't someone else was ready to step in. That pressure doesn't actually exist over here yet.


'Not a bother' is a phrase I hear all the time.

Oh and MYOB, most of the fellow members of the Limerick Chamber of Commerce and pretty much every one else I know in business circles find it quite funny how much Ireland has gained from the EU. I'm not too much into the figure myself but I take that as I see it

 

[zefarelly]

my experiences of working there match that exactly MM.

Lovely place, and I'd wager a lot easier to succeed in business and commerce without having to be ruthless . . .just efficient

 

[Lord Bracknell]

I'd like a return to the pre-decimal currency, as you can see from the attached chart it was so much easier...

Money was divided into pounds (£), shillings ( /-) and pennies (d.).

So, 4 pounds, eight shillings and fourpence would be written as £4/8/4d.

There were 20 shillings in £1-00
12 pennies in 1 shilling
240 pennies in £1-00

Pennies were broken down into other coins:

a farthing was ¼ of a penny
a halfpenny was ½ of a penny
3 farthings was ¾ of a penny. There was no coin of this denomination, however

Other coins of a value less than 1/- were :

a half-groat (2d) 6 x 2d = 1/-
a threepenny bit (3d) made of silver 4 x 3d. = 1/-
a groat (4d) 3 x 4d = 1/-
sixpence (silver) - often called a 'tanner' 2 x 6d = 1/-

Coins of more than 1/- but less than £1 in value were :

a two shilling piece (called a florin) 10 x 2/- = £1
a half-crown ( 2/6d) 8 x 2/6d = £1
a crown (5/-) 4 x 5/- = £1
ten shillings (a half-sovereign) 2 x 10/- = £1
a half-guinea (10/6d) 2 x 10/6d = £1/1/-

A £1 coin was called a Sovereign and was made of gold.

Coins of more than £1 were :

a guinea (£1/1/0-)
and a £5 coin

I really miss those half groats, half-guineas and £5 coins.

What fun it was to pay the bus conductor by handing over a half-guinea and laughing as he counted out 62 half groats in change.

 

[BensGrandad]

season ticket since 3

Yes the last season at The Goldstone. I went to my first game when I was 2 so my mother tells me and my grandad took me regularly from the age of 4.

 

[Robbie G]

and pennies (d.).

D?

 

[The Large One]

Denari.

Like 'lb' is short for pounds, it's actually 'libre'.