’ s coin to be another hit! [ i ] i would like to thank caroline mehigan and eoin nugent for their contributions to my remarks. [ ii ] “ flashback : thin lizzy rock for irish pride on roisin dubh ”, the rolling stone. 13 april 2019. retrieved 25 november 2019. [ iii ] “ the late late show ”, 4 april, 1981 available in the rte archives. [ iv ] “ thin lizzy nominated for rock and roll hall of fame 2020 ”. the irish times, 15 october 2019. retrieved 25 november 2019. [ v ] thin lizzy were the headline act at the slane castle concert on 16th august 1981, and u2 were one of the warm up acts. [ vi ] jevons, w. s. 1875, money and the mechanism of exchange, d. appleton and company, university new york. [ vii ] “ it ’ s not fair! lily allen missed the chance to become a billionaire by turning down a gig paid in bitcoin ”. metro uk, 4 december 2017. retrieved 25 november 2019. [ viii ] “ bitcoin not the answer to a cashless society ”, opinion piece benoit coeure & jacqueline loh, the financial times, 12 march 2018. retrieved 25 november 2019. [ ix ] see the strategic plan of the central bank 2019 - 2021. [ x ] for example, italy has issued coins commemorating the explorers christopher columbus and marco polo, the netherlands has recently issued coins honouring the football icon, johann cruijff and this year france commemorated the cultural significance of asterix by minting a €2 euro coin. [ xi ] further information on collectors coins available can be found here. [ xii ] " life after lizzy ". irish independent. 7 december 2013. retrieved 25 november 2019. ©2019 central bank of ireland

er hub “ coining rockstars - music and money ” - deputy governor sharon donnery 26 november 2019 speech remarks by deputy governor, sharon donnery, at the launch of the €15 silver proof commemorative coin marking 70 years since the birth of irish musician phil lynott a uachtarain, a ghobharnoir, a dhaoine uaisle, dia dhaoibh. [ i ] good morning, i am delighted to be here this morning to launch the central bank of ireland ’ s €15 silver proof coin to commemorate 70 years since the musician phil lynott was born. the central bank is proud to be issuing this fabulous coin to celebrate such an iconic musician. we are particularly pleased to be launching it in crumlin : phil lynott grew up on leighlin road and went to school here at st kevin ’ s college – before going on to become one of ireland ’ s greatest rockstars! now traditionally, central banking is not very ‘ rock and roll ’, so i am delighted to have the opportunity to launch this particular coin not only as the deputy governor of the central bank but also having grown up in crumlin myself. i would like to thank president higgins for launching the coin. although i must admit, having to follow up on a speech from president higgins is a bit like having thin lizzy as your warm up act – a tough act to follow! i would especially like to welcome the members of the lynott family that have joined us today. i would also like to thank st kevin ’ s college and principal lesley byrne for kindly hosting the launch of the coin. i am very aware of the important role that st. kevin ’ s college plays in the local community and in the lives of its students. the school offers a range of activities to students ; sports, coding clubs and baking to name a few. having a rock legend as an alumnus of the school, it ’ s great to see that st. kevin ’ s have introduced music on to the school curriculum this year and to hear the school band perform such a fantastic medley of phil and thin lizzy ’ s music. i love to see the promotion of art, music and culture in our schools. these activities provide our children with the opportunity to express themselves creatively and contribute to the cultural wealth of our society. i have been listening to thin lizzy ’ s songs again when preparing for today, and i learned about thin lizzy ’ s