Fuel prices

Ireland’s fuel crisis is still far from forgotten Fine Gael entered the final weeks before Budget 2027 with a clear focus on the cost of living, but the pressure facing households was hard to ignore outside the party’s meeting in Gorey, Co Wexford. At a nearby forecourt, diesel was selling for €2.03.9 a litre, while […]

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Why the carbon tax timing matters No decision has been made on the postponed carbon tax increase due to take effect on 14 October, Tánaiste Simon Harris said in Dublin on Tuesday. The rise, which would bring the rate to €71 per tonne, had originally been due to kick in on 1 May 2026 before […]

2 weeks ago

Fears grow over another fuel protest Ireland’s liquid fuel industry body has warned the Government is “sleepwalking into a major problem” by unwinding fuel excise cuts from next month. Fuels for Ireland chief executive Kevin McPartlan said on Monday that the rhetoric from those behind earlier fuel protests is hardening, and called on Taoiseach Micheál […]

3 weeks ago

What the fuel excise changes mean for drivers Fuel excise cuts will begin to be unwound from September, Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers has confirmed. Though he said a significant price spike this autumn would force the government to reconsider the plan, according to The Journal. The phased restoration of full excise duty means petrol […]

1 month ago

The convoy is in protest of rising fuel prices in the country. Gardaí are warning commuters in the Dublin area to plan accordingly due to a planned truck protest in the capital happening on Wednesday (24 November). A group called Irish Truckers & Haulage Association Against Fuel Prices have organised a convoy to travel to […]

5 years ago