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My sister in-law says the store clerks are still having trouble with the new pence. Probably because shillings, etc. remain in the mind. The new system resulted in a large loss to the public. I had some difficulty I admit. My daughter caught on quickly. The large penny has gone. Ireland's coinage is identical with England's right down to the half-penny ("hay-penny"), and Ireland otherwise seems to make no progress. Having had occasion to go inside office bldgs. on O'Connell Street a number of times, I'd say the downtown area - including even Talbot Street - hasn't changed much since the British left there. Certainly the same old "lifts" are still in use - the type where the passengers are ?sible on their ups and downs. The old head waitress at Moran's is still there, though the waitresses are New. Where the Nelson Pillar was there's more space for cars, motorcycles and bikes. Instead of "Nelson Pillar", bus fronts now say "City Centre."