They can be exchanged in the Central Bank in Dublin, but you could just keep them as souvenirs. You would need a lot of them to make it worthwhile changing them.
Irish (Eire) "copper" decimal coins issued from 1971 to 1988 were made from bronze consisting of about 97% copper, the remainder being tin and zinc. Irish (Eire) "copper" decimal coins issued from 1988 to 2001 were made from copper plated steel.
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There is no mint mark on Irish Euro coins, they were all minted at the same place.
Any coins from Ireland, which will have Éire on the rear, that are between 1970 and 2002 have very little value. One Irish pound, known as a punt, was made up of 100 pence. The punt was replaced by the euro as the currency in Ireland in 2002. A punt would be worth about $1.88 so if your coins are only in pence, they are worth even less. Many Irish homes would still have lots of coins from that time so they would have no value as a collector's item.
The obverse shows the Irish harp. The reverse of all Eire decimal Halfpenny coins shows a styilised bird taken from a Celtic manuscript.
Any high-street bank will exchange them. Alternatively, you could sell them on eBay.
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Éire is the name for Ireland in the Irish language. You will see it on Irish coins and stamps.
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