"The Irish pound (Irish: Punt \u00C9ireannach) was the currency of Ireland until 2002. Its ISO 4217 code was IEP, and the usual notation was the prefix \u00A3 (or IR\u00A3 where confusion might have arisen with the pound sterling or other pounds). The Irish pound was superseded by the euro on 1 January 1999. Euro currency did not begin circulation until the beginning of 2002."@en .