Helplines available for teething problems

Assorted official helplines will be open on New Year's Day for consumers and businesses experiencing difficulties with the euro…

Assorted official helplines will be open on New Year's Day for consumers and businesses experiencing difficulties with the euro changeover.

For consumers: Euro Changeover Board of Ireland - Tel: 1890-201050 (9 a.m. to 7 p.m.), Website: www.euro.ie; Office of the Director of Consumer Affairs - Tel: 01-4025500 (10 a.m. - 1 p.m., 2 p.m. - 5.30p.m.), Web: www.odca.ie

For business: Forfás - Tel: 1890 20 83 08 (9am-5.30pm) Web: www.emuaware.forfas.ie