#Energy Prices

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A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Control the plan
Warning that energy inefficient offices risk becoming obsolete 
Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland says owners could be left with 'stranded assets' if they do nothing in terms of retrofitting

Mon, 07 Apr, 2025

'Forget about socialising... It’s terrible': Cork people react to rising utility and broadband prices
'Forget about socialising... It’s terrible': Cork people react to rising utility and broadband prices
New data shows one in nine households in Ireland are in arrears on their electricity bills, while almost one in four are behind on their gas bills.

Mon, 24 Mar, 2025

Young woman 20s attempting to read and understand her electricity meter reading and energy bill
Quarter of households in arrears on gas bills
Latest figures show customers are €429 behind on electricity and €198 on gas bills

Mon, 24 Mar, 2025

Changing chanels
Call for crackdown as TV, phone, and broadband prices set to soar again
Eir, Sky, Three, and Vodafone will hike prices mid-contract for the third year in a row, prompting consumer watchdog call for action

Thu, 20 Mar, 2025

New Taoiseach appointed
Letters to the Editor: Take responsibility for children with special needs â€” or resign
A reader says successive governments have failed the people of Ireland in many ways and specifically regarding children with special needs

Fri, 07 Mar, 2025

Sinn Fein health policy
Government 'throwing families under a bus' by ending energy credits
Sinn Féin's David Cullinane said in the Dáil that finance minister Paschal Donohoe was full of 'guff, bluff, and bluster' 

Thu, 06 Mar, 2025

Jack Chambers on energy credits: Government to move away from 'ad-hoc temporary supports'
Jack Chambers on energy credits: Government to move away from 'ad-hoc temporary supports'
The public expenditure minister confirms the Government’s shift from temporary energy credits to long-term investment, despite ongoing cost-of-living concerns

Thu, 06 Mar, 2025

Electric car charging - London
Ireland has urban-rural divide in attitudes to climate change, new survey shows
CSO data also shows massive rise in energy bills for Irish households since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022

Tue, 04 Mar, 2025

Electric bill charges paper
Blow for customers as Airtricity hikes electricity and gas prices
Pinning the blame on a rise in external costs, it will see electricity bills increase by 10.5% and gas bills by 8.4%

Fri, 28 Feb, 2025

Wasted renewable energy could help households living in energy poverty, says TD
Wasted renewable energy could help households living in energy poverty, says TD
The strategy would not increase costs for businesses or consumers and would not interfere with the market or put additional burden on the taxpayer.

Mon, 24 Feb, 2025

Laya health insurance prices to rise 6.6% as electricity costs hit two-year high
Laya health insurance prices to rise 6.6% as electricity costs hit two-year high
Millions of Irish consumers face fresh financial strain as Laya hikes health insurance premiums and electricity costs soar again

Fri, 21 Feb, 2025

Man installing thermal roof insulation layer - using mineral wool panels. Attic renovation and insulation concept
Cork council tenants who had home retrofits saw energy bills plummet, new figures show
One property saw annual bill fall from €6,680 to €1,230, Cork County Council survey found

Tue, 18 Feb, 2025

Electric car purchase incentives
EVs and datacentres driving new global ‘age of electricity’, says watchdog
Forecast for rising global electricity use likely to stoke fears of rising costs and stalled efforts to fight climate crisis

Sat, 15 Feb, 2025

Arts Council to be reviewed
Government needs to show 'fiscal restraint' and phase out cost-of-living measures, warns OECD
Intergovernmental agency said public finances need to be made more resilient 

Wed, 12 Feb, 2025

Storm Éowyn costs 'will not be added to customer ESB bills'
Storm Éowyn costs 'will not be added to customer ESB bills'
ESB chief apologises to customers adversely affected by the storm for 'adding to the stress facing customers at this difficult time'

Fri, 07 Feb, 2025

Electric bill charges paper
Government’s winter credit brought down Ireland’s electricity prices to match European counterparts
Almost 400,000 electricity and gas customers are in arrears on their bills

Fri, 07 Feb, 2025

Red paper cutout car on stacks of gold coins on green background. Illustration of the concept of increasing car prices, surging
Why sustainability in Ireland demands more than goodwill
In the race against climate change, an approach that leaves behind those who can’t afford the starting fee is bound to fail, not only ethically but practically

Fri, 07 Feb, 2025

University of Limerick student becomes first person from small village in Pakistan to earn a PhD
University of Limerick student becomes first person from small village in Pakistan to earn a PhD
The 28-year-old's daily family life was disrupted by regular power outages, which led Muhammad to search for solutions to energy-related problems

Fri, 24 Jan, 2025

Upscaling of wind and solar farms has saved Irish customers nearly €840m
Upscaling of wind and solar farms has saved Irish customers nearly €840m
Conference will hear the financial benefit of developing renewable energy has 'significantly outweighed' all possible costs.

Thu, 16 Jan, 2025

Throat examination
How much of a win is the programme for government for Fianna Fáil?
From GP cards for under-12s and lowering pupil-teacher ratios to transport policing, party insiders point to FF manifesto pledges which have made it into the programme for government

Wed, 15 Jan, 2025

Two engineers installing solar panels on roof.
More than two thirds of schools apply for funding to install solar panels 
Since launch of the first phase of the programme in 2023, more than 1,100 schools have been approved for roof-mounted solar photovoltaic panels

Fri, 03 Jan, 2025

Cold snap depletes EU's gas supplies
Cold snap depletes EU's gas supplies
Met Éireann has issued a yellow low temperature and ice warning for the entire country with temperatures potentially dropping as low as -5C

Thu, 02 Jan, 2025

Energy costs
Hydrogen prices to remain high for decades to come, analysts warn
The research firm expects prices for such 'gray' hydrogen to remain largely the same through mid-century

Wed, 01 Jan, 2025

Calculating energy efficiency and energy bill papers
Households face rising energy bills despite falling wholesale prices
Warning comes as country braces for cold snap, with temperatures to plummet to as low as -4C

Wed, 01 Jan, 2025

Groceries price rises
Annual inflation ticks up to 1% during December 
Ireland’s inflation rate in November was 0.5%, compared to an EU average of 2.2%

Tue, 31 Dec, 2024

Electric Pylons-Stock Photo
Wholesale electricity costs up almost 19% in past year
Producer prices for food also increased by 3% over the past year

Mon, 23 Dec, 2024

John Whelan: Irish exporters survived chaos in markets in 2024
John Whelan: Irish exporters survived chaos in markets in 2024
Irish exporters beat the odds to post increased export sales of 15% in the 10 months to October

Mon, 23 Dec, 2024

Electric Pylons-Stock Photo
Environment tax take rose to €5bn including €350m in windfall taxes 
Environment taxes surged last year, jumping 15% to €5.1bn compared to 2022

Thu, 19 Dec, 2024

Hand holding a tablet with smart home system applications
Donal Hickey: How to save on energy bills over the Christmas period
Solar lights, being nifty with your cooking, and delaying putting on the heating if you're out and about anyway can all help reduce bills

Thu, 19 Dec, 2024

Workers walk past storage tanks at Tullow Oil's Ngamia 8 drilling site in Lokichar
Kosmos Energy walks away from Tullow Oil acquisition
Tullow Oil share value falls by 10%

Tue, 17 Dec, 2024

Social Welfare office
Here's when social welfare payments will be paid over Christmas
The Government has confirmed a number of changes have been made to dates on which a number of social welfare payments will be available over the Christmas period

Tue, 17 Dec, 2024

Close up of diesel and petrol fuel pistols at a gas station. The fuel crisis continues and the cost of fuel is going up
Petrol and diesel prices up slightly this month 
Diesel prices have increased by 3c while petrol prices are u by 1c

Fri, 13 Dec, 2024

Energy company Pinergy acquired by Tokyo-based multinational
Energy company Pinergy acquired by Tokyo-based multinational
The change in ownership will not affect day-to-day operations at the company

Fri, 13 Dec, 2024

Silhouetted wind turbine at a rural windfarm.
European gas prices slip amid forecast for mild, windy weather
Benchmark futures dropped as much as 2.6% to the lowest level in more than two weeks

Mon, 09 Dec, 2024

Coronavirus
Cork woman suspected of accessing thousands of accounts in fraud investigation
Security sources warn that people working remotely can themselves pose a security risk — and also when people they live with have access to their data

Thu, 05 Dec, 2024

Man installing thermal roof insulation layer - using mineral wool panels. Attic renovation and insulation concept
Party manifestos leave renters â€” 20% of households â€” out of energy efficiency schemes
Election 2024 presents a critical opportunity for the next government to address energy poverty while ensuring a fair transition away from fossil fuels, writes Clare O'Connor

Tue, 26 Nov, 2024

Corrib gas field firm challenging EU windfall energy tax pays €687m dividends in two years
Corrib gas field firm challenging EU windfall energy tax pays €687m dividends in two years
Vermilion Energy Corrib Ireland Ltd paid dividends of €621.95m last year and a further dividend of €65m this September

Thu, 21 Nov, 2024

Rear view of a family watching TV on sofa at home.
Election 2024: Caitríona Redmond — you don't have to be on the breadline to struggle with the cost of living
My message to the next Dáil: Caitríona Redmond says the reality of a cost-of-living crisis is that the rich get richer, shielded from the worst effects

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EU Commissioner nomination
S Elaine Loughlin: Ex-partners’ bad blood gives campaign a bit of bite
Election 2024: A wily tit-for-tat has kept the attention on Micheál Martin and Simon Harris at the expense of Sinn Féin

Sat, 16 Nov, 2024

Worried this winter campaign
Fine Gael to increase Vat on energy bills to 11%, Taoiseach confirms
The rate of Vat on gas and electricity bills reduced in 2022 as part of cost-of-living measures

Wed, 13 Nov, 2024

General Election Ireland 2024
Fianna Fáil vows to decriminalise possession of cannabis for personal use
Party's manifesto also includes promises to keep 9% Vat on energy, and to raise core welfare rates to €144

Tue, 12 Nov, 2024

Black woman managing family budget at home table
Energy arrears: One in eight households behind in electricity, one in four in gas bills
The Commission for Regulation of Utilities has said that the average that households owed came to €435 on electricity and €210 on gas

Mon, 14 Oct, 2024

Budget 2025: All you need to know about the new energy credit
Budget 2025: All you need to know about the new energy credit
Consumer Interests: The new credit of €250 will be applied to all residential electricity bills and will be paid in two €125 instalments, writes John Hearne

Fri, 04 Oct, 2024

Lower electricity prices hits profits at Indaver Ireland
Lower electricity prices hits profits at Indaver Ireland
New accounts filed by Indaver Ireland Ltd show that the company recorded the drop in profits as revenues rose by 16% from €121.64m to €140.98m

Wed, 02 Oct, 2024

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