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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
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Irish Sunday Mirror

Should Ireland go cashless? Experts divided as trend sparks controversy

Consumers spent €53million per DAY using contactless payments during the last three months of 2022, according to the Banking & Payments Federation Ireland.

Cash is no longer king, with €17.9billion spent via contactless transactions last year – an increase of 31.4 per cent on 2021.

As the Dail considers a Protection of Cash as Legal Tender motion we hear two opposing views for and against a cashless society.

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