A once-off fuel allowance payment of €125 will be paid to recipients this week. The measure was announced last month as part of the Government package to tackle the rising cost of living. Fuel prices are one of the main drivers of rising inflation, while the war in Ukraine has also pushed costs higher. Last…
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Fuels for Ireland, the industry body for fuel suppliers and retailers, has written to Taoiseach Mícheál Martin to express its members’ deep unhappiness at what it claims have been misleading statements about the sector. The organisation also said that comments made by Mr Martin suggesting the actions of the organisation’s members were morally reprehensible should…
The price of petrol and diesel has been reduced since midnight. Late last night, the Dáil voted in favour of a cut in excise on petrol and diesel. The reduction is 20 cent per litre on petrol, 15 cent per litre on diesel and a cut of 2 cent per litre on green diesel. The…
Oil prices soared more than 9% today, touching their highest since 2008, as the US and European allies mull a Russian oil import ban and delays in the potential return of Iranian crude to global markets fuelled tight supply fears. Brent crude futures jumped $12.61, or 10.6%, to $130.72 a barrel early this morning. US…
Demand for gas in January was up almost 11% on December’s levels, according to Gas Networks Ireland’s latest gas demand statement. A drop in temperatures and the return of people to schools and offices after the Christmas holidays accounted for much of the increase. Demand was so strong that three days during January were among…
The Minister of the Environment, Climate, and Communications, Eamon Ryan, mentioned that the government needs to look at similar and potential measures for this year’s budget to support struggling fuel payers with bills due to rising energy costs. The increased energy costs depend on various international factors. Government to help those struggling with increasing fuel…
The residential property market is now at its lowest level for a first quarter since 2017, while sales in six counties in Leinster down by at least 6% compared with the same time last year, a new study shows. The study, based on an analysis of residential property sales recorded in the Property Price Register,…
Households face increases in their energy bills from today as the hike in the carbon tax kicks in. The tax was raised by €6 to €26 per tonne of carbon dioxide in last year’s budget. However, the increase was postponed until today on home heating fuels such as coal, peat, natural gas and home heating…
Oil prices fell today on concerns about scarce storage capacity and global economic doldrums from the coronavirus pandemic. US oil futures led losses, falling by more than $2 a barrel on fears that storage at Cushing, Oklahoma, could reach full capacity soon. US West Texas Intermediate June futures fell $2.86, or 16.88%, to $14.08 a…
New figures from the Environmental Protection Agency show that greenhouse gas emissions from Irish power generation and industrial companies fell by 8.7% last year. This mirrors a decrease of about 8.9% across Europe in 2019 and comes despite the country’s strong economic growth during the year. The EPA said the decrease in emissions was due…
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