Authorising another payee for cheque

Heya

I moved from Ireland a couple of days ago. Today, I received a final Irish cheque in my name (a €20 refund from Smart Telecom).

I am no longer in Ireland and no longer have an Irish bank account. Is there some way I can authorize another payee? I had the cheque forwarded here to me, so I am able to write on it, sign it, ... in case any of that helps.

Endorse it by writing "To .............." on the reverse , sign and date it.

Thanks, that's nice and simple. Will do.

You can only do that if the cheque is not crossed "ac payee only", if it is crossed on the front in such a manner, you cannot endorse the cheque over to someone else, it has to be lodged into an account in your name

Ouch. The cheque says "A/C Payee Only" indeed.

Since I no longer have an Irish bank account, is there anything I can do, other than to just throw it away?