Monday, January 12, 2004 
| Bank may act as euro rise puts jobs at risk. When my wife and I visited Ireland two summers ago, the exchange rate for the Euro was about $0.87. We paid about $0.95 per Euro at banks across the country, discovering the hard way that the official exchange rate and the actual exchange rates are quite a bit different. Now the exchange rate is about $1.30 per Euro, making Irish products, and Irish trips, much more expensive for Americans. I hope that it does come down again and make a return visit more feasible. At the current rate, forget about it. |
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| Coincidentally, Hawai'i Island is also implementing a smoking ban, effective February 1. The original version of the measure would have banned smoking in nearly all public places, though the final bill exempts bars and nightclubs. Ireland's ban, praised by the tourist industry, seems to be more restrictive. Personally I would have loved to see Hawai'i Island's ban to include bars and nightclubs. |
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