1.   Elsewhere, the Irish punt weakened further.

2.   Elsewhere, the Irish punt gained against the deutsche mark and British pound today.

3.   Hax also predicted an appreciation of the Irish punt in the run-up to the euro.

4.   Her cash register contains British pounds and Irish punts.

5.   Its turnover was nearly a billion Irish punts last year.

6.   On the other hand, the movement of the Irish punt shows how closely the Irish and British economies are interlaced, he said.

7.   Over the past six weeks, the Irish punt has been under attack by speculators who expect it to fall in the run-up to the single currency.

8.   Over the past month, the Irish punt has been under attack by speculators who expect it to fall in the run-up to the single currency.

9.   Seven currencies, led by the Irish punt, are trading above their central parities relative to the deutsche mark, the informal anchor of the system.

10.   Separately, Kuehbacher noted that the Irish punt has been showing the most deviation from its central parity rate in the ERM.