One alternative is to buy current Irish stamps from a local stanp-and-coin dealer, and send enough for an airmail reply with your query. Even with a retail mark-up over face value, the cost should be less than equivalent International Reply Coupons, and the recipient doesn't have to visit the post office to exchange them--a time expenditure that may outway the postage cost. Donn Devine, CG, CGI Wilmington DE CG, Certified Genealogist, CGI, and Certified Genealogical Instructor are service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license by board certificants after periodic evaluation, and the board name is registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office.