 Between 1982 and 1988 a series based on Irish architecture through the ages was released , with line drawings by Michael Craig and graphics by Peter <unk> . It contained twenty @-@ eight stamps , with values ranging from 1p to £ 5 . Stamps based on Irish cultural heritage followed between 1990 and 1995 . Irish birds feature in the 1997 series that span the conversion of currency from the Irish pound , through dual currency to the introduction of the Euro . These were the first definitives where all values were printed in full colour . On 9 September 2004 new stamps , featuring flowers native to the woodlands and hedgerows of Ireland , become available . These were replaced in September 2010 by a seventh series featuring animals and marine life using photographic images . 
