Currency Exchange: Euros
One problem for people who come to work in Ireland from abroad - is finding the cheapest best way to send money back home. If you have a Euro bank account in your home country - then sending Euros back will not be a problem - either by cheque or internet banking. For non Euro countries - the foreign exchange rates and charges by many of the banks can be quite expensive. Converting Euros to Sterling or Polish Zloty usually involves admin fees , commission and also banks do not have the best exchange rates.
If you can - it is best to exchange large amounts of Euros less often - instead of small amounts. There are specialist currency brokers who will give you better exchange rates on larger amounts - better than your bank or building society. You could save around 1c in every hundred euro - so on 5000 euro you may save as much as 50 euro. Obviously on larger amounts - such as the proceeds of a house sale you could save several hundred euro. If you are moving to Ireland to work and have sold a property in the UK or Poland - or any country that is not part of the Euro - you would be much better off using a currency broker to exchange your money into Euros.
Currency Solutions are a UK based currency exchange specialist. They will exchange any currencies (min amount £3000 sterling or approx €3750 Euro). All you need to have is a bank account to move the money from and a bank account to recieve the money in a different currency.