Editing Language and the euro (section)

====In Ireland====
As the euro was being adopted in Ireland, the [[Department of Finance (Ireland)|Department of Finance]] decided to use the word ''euro'' as both the singular and plural forms of the currency.<ref>{{cite web | title = An open letter to the Minister for Finance | publisher=[[Michael Everson]] |date=22 March 2002 | url = http://www.evertype.com/standards/euro/open-letter.pdf | access-date = 28 February 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://evertype.com/standards/euro/mccreevy.html |title=Charlie McCreevy: Response to the Open Letter to the Minister |publisher=Evertype.com |date= 17 April 2002 |access-date=25 April 2011}}</ref> Some media outlets, including the national broadcaster RTÉ, followed suit.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Keenan |first1=Brendan |title=What's in a name as the Tower of Babel confronts the euro |url=https://www.independent.ie/business/whats-in-a-name-as-the-tower-of-babel-confronts-the-euro-26161756.html |access-date=14 May 2020 |newspaper=Irish Independent |date=7 January 1999}}</ref> However, ''euros'' is also acceptable.<ref>{{cite news|access-date=2021-01-02|title=Euro, euros, you're all right now|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/euro-euros-you-re-all-right-now-1.343611|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]}}</ref> The print media still frequently uses "euro" for plural amounts,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/1012/1224305643976.html |title=Another money scandal, another big payout |newspaper=The Irish Times |date= 12 October 2011 | access-date = 18 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/chasing-the-hot-money-of-costa-del-tax-dodgers-1375570.html |title=Chasing the hot money of Costa Del tax dodgers |work=The Irish Independent |date= 15 May 2008 | access-date = 18 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/kfgbsngbojgb/rss2/ |title=Dump clean-up delayed to mid-2012 |work=The Irish Examiner |date= 5 October 2008 | access-date = 18 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Four Courts Press House Style Guide |url=https://www.fourcourtspress.ie/assets/FCPHouseStyle06.pdf |website=fourcourtspress.ie |publisher=Four Courts Press |access-date=14 May 2020 |page=6 |quote=Euro and cent are always singular: 100 euro (not 100 euros).}}</ref> although use of "euros" is also common.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Leahy |first1=Pat |title=Greens' plan to shift billions to public transport hit by roads budget |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/greens-plan-to-shift-billions-to-public-transport-hit-by-roads-budget-1.4250798https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/greens-plan-to-shift-billions-to-public-transport-hit-by-roads-budget-1.4250798 |access-date=14 May 2020 |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=12 May 2020}}</ref>

'''Slang terms:''' As in the Netherlands, slang terms that were previously applied to [[Irish pound|punts]] have been carried over to the euro currency. For example, ''quid'' (same in singular and plural), which once referred to an Irish pound (and in the UK still refers to a [[British pound]]) is used as a synonym for ''euro''. Also, ''fiver'' and ''tenner'', which once referred to five and ten pounds respectively, now refer to five and ten euro{{spaced ndash}} either in the sense of the specific [[5 euro note|€5]] and [[10 euro note|€10]] banknotes, or in the broader sense of an equivalent sum of money.