Economy

The Republic of Ireland's currency is in euros. Ireland was one of the first countries to adopt the euro on January 1, 1999. Euro was an official currency in The Republic of Ireland on January 1, 2002, after a three year transitional period when the euro was the official currency but only existed as book money. Both pounds and euros were both accessible until February 9, 2002. Both currencies are still widely accepted in establishments because Northern Ireland still uses the British pound.

Inflation has taken a big toll over Ireland. Especially over lower-class families. Inflation is also the cause of a lot of strikes in  Ireland as well as a lot of other things. Inflation has hurt everyone around Ireland.  One thing inflation has affected a lot is the rail road industry. Less people are going on trains  because of the overpriced tickets. Another thing inflation has affected is the cost of food. This makes it harder for people to get goods, especially lower class families. One more thing inflation has affected is travel. This makes it harder for people out of Ireland to get tickets to fly to Ireland and go on excursions  there. Inflation has made peoples lives in Ireland incredibly harder.

Over  the last few years, strikes have taken a toll on Ireland. Thousands of people are going on strike for different reasons but mostly for a better salary and to be treated with more kindness. In March the railroad industry went on a planned strike three times. The pandemic put a hole in the rail industry's finances, so workers want better pay. Teachers are going on strike for better pay as well.  Several things have caused these strikes, including inflation, unemployment and the pandemic.  People are working very hard to stop these strikes.