G7 to release 100m barrels of diesel and crude under pressure from Trump
Release of emergency reserves could see prices at the pump fall by around 8c
Energy Costs
Stories related to heating and electricity costs
Millionaires’ tax central to People Before Profit Budget 2027 proposals
Party plans corporation tax of 20%, €500 energy credit and €1.75 per litre cap at fuel pumps to ease cost of living crisis
Octopus Energy boss would ‘love’ to enter Irish consumer market
Octopus is UK’s biggest household electricity supplier
Global bond sell-off pushes 10-year Treasury yield to highest since 2002
Sovereign debt costs around world return to multiyear highs
Cutting fuel taxation in the budget does nothing to cure the disease
Households need help to break free from home heating oil for good
Surging petrol and diesel prices trigger drop in fuel sales
Retail sales remain positive overall despite global energy shock
Electricity is vital for life, so should be supplied as cheaply as possible
Vital utility should not be a means through which profit can be extracted from consumers
Scrapping carbon tax means handing ‘billions of euro to Ursula von der Leyen’
Simon Harris says he is ‘not going to stand for’ misinformation around the introduction of carbon tax
Elgin to invest €200m in solar power farm
Deal boosts energy firm’s Irish assets as it gears up for electricity supply auction
A new home in older age: What are the benefits of downsizing to a new development?
New-build properties are becoming increasingly attractive to people who want to reduce running costs and make life simpler
Why it pays to go green for lower costs when buying a new home
New-home buyers can lock in to lower rates due to higher energy efficiency
Energy costs hitting hiring and expansion plans
Companies stall investment as bills rise following US-Iran war
Something big happened to the ‘most important price in the world’ this week
Interest rate on US government 10-year debt reached its highest level since 2007, with Ireland on an inflationary knife edge
Fuel protesters meet Simon Harris after buying table at Meath Fine Gael event
Tánaiste understood to have accepted document from the group saying he would consider it
Latest poll numbers show neither Government nor Opposition all that popular with electorate
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
The issue that keeps Simon Harris awake at night
Minister for Finance reveals issue that plays on his mind most
Grant of €600 for solar panel batteries set to be announced in budget
Money will be paid in addition to SEAI grant of up to €1,800 for solar PV systems
Should the minimum wage be raised again?
Businesses are pushing back on the possibility of another hike in the minimum wage in the budget
Boiler scrappage scheme: how it will work, what’s on offer and who can avail of it
Measure tackles reliance on fossil fuels – especially kerosene – amid rising prices
‘Help is on the way’ with energy costs, Simon Harris says in advance of budget
Pearse Doherty warns of more increases in electricity prices before Budget 2027 and criticises cut in energy credits
Irish Times poll reveals what voters want in Budget 2027
Satisfaction with Government falls to lowest rating in six years, but support for Sinn Féin and Mary Lou McDonald is also down
Should Ireland share its corporation tax bonanza with the EU?
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
Dáil fuel row as Aontú highlights 89-year-old woman’s €860 home heating bill
Donald Trump ‘caused current energy crisis, not carbon tax’, Labour claims
Audit watchdog tells firms to consider Middle East conflict effects in annual accounts
Companies must assess global economic uncertainty when making accounting judgments, Iaasa says
Irish wholesale electricity prices climb almost 77% in August amid global energy shock
Price of a basket of wholesale energy products, including petrol and diesel, up 64.7% since August 2025
Rural home heating oil conundrum – high costs and lack of an alternative from Government
Kerosene-dependent households need more creative thinking from leaders to ‘level the playing field between the on-grid and the off-grid consumer’
Global markets are signalling danger. Here’s what it means for Irish households
Interest rates on the rise in US and euro zone while borrowing costs touch levels not seen since 2007
Tenth of Irish renewable electricity lost in 2025 due to grid constraints
Electricity demand rise driven primarily by 9% increase in demand from large energy users including data centres
When will Ireland finally achieve full fossil fuel phase-out?
Transition is under way but the task lacks the timeline and tough decisions to complete the job
Soaring energy costs and why ‘we can’t protect everyone from the impact of war’
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
Over-70s urged to check eligibility for energy costs payment from State
Household Benefits Package, which is not means tested for over 70s, helps with energy bills up to €420 per year, and includes a free TV licence
Budget 2027: ‘Specific consideration’ for measures to tackle rising heating oil costs
Jack Chambers was speaking at Dublin Castle in advance of an EU presidency meeting
There is a landmine posing a big danger to next month’s budget
Ministers have raised hopes of a giveaway budget - but events are turning against them
Makhlouf stays on the fence on future rate hikes
Central Bank governor reiterates path on interest rates not set, but inflation is now a big problem
Greens call for €2.5bn to fund solar panels in homes and for ‘targeted’ energy credits
At Dublin think-in the party calls for 1 per cent levy on electricity use in data centres
Jack Chambers rules out equalising inheritance thresholds in budget
Minister for Public Expenditure says equalisation is beyond budget's financial scope
Knowledge of heat pumps low and ‘hassle factor’ high, ESRI study shows
Researchers say retrofit targets will not be met and there may be a role for alternative fuels
Irish inflation jumps to 3.7% on back of energy price surge
Latest Consumer Price Index data shows ongoing impact of Iran war
Energia sparks €92m management stock options expense amid takeover
French investment firm Ardian completed its acquisition of group in deal worth enterprise value of €2.5bn
Revenge of the fossil fuel industry?
Government could come up with a more sensible and environmentally sound policy
Bord Gáis puts budget squeeze on Harris and Chambers with price increase
Customers face increase of around 10% in household energy bills within days on Budget 2027
Bord Gáis Energy announces price hike that will cost some customers over €300 a year
Price increases in gas and electricity supplies that will kick in on October 9th set to impact 300,000 households
State must hold firm on carbon tax, which helps protect the most vulnerable
Policy has effectively been dictated by small group of protesters with little concern for wider impacts on society
SSE Airtricity to hike prices by close to 10%
Increase will add €172 to typical electricity bill per year, €139 to gas bill
Labour proposes €100 monthly child benefit top-up during winter
Party gathers for first of autumn think-ins
Ireland’s services sector expands in August but employment growth stalls
Cost pressures intensify but remain below earlier peak, says AIB
‘Distress’ for elderly couple with big bills as Flogas fails to implement budget plan
Separately, a Flogas loyalty rep gets the hump when a customer tries to record his sales pitch
Fuel supports extended by two months as Dáil vote splits Healy-Rae brothers
Reduction of 30c per litre for diesel and 25c for petrol to remain in place until October 31st
Report lists more than 60 measures to address business costs and ease regulatory burden
Forum to bring regulators and the businesses they regulate together ‘should meet quarterly to discuss cost of business’, report recommends
Further deferral of increases in fuel prices beyond November remains possible
Now-delayed restoration of excise would have added 10 cent to litre of diesel and 9 cent to petrol from Monday
Wholesale electricity prices jump 15% in July as global energy shock continues
The CSO said electricity prices were up by 56.2% over the 12 months to July but still shy of 2022 peak
Planned increases to fuel excise duty from next month will not go ahead, Government says
Restoration of cuts to be kept under review while geopolitical situation remains uncertain, Minister says
Potential savings outstrip climate concerns in motivation for home energy upgrades
Consumers prioritising lower bills over environmental reasoning by a factor of 10 to one
Regulators cut estimates of future Irish electricity demand, sparking fears of power shortage
Companies will bid in an auction early next year to supply energy into grid from new power plants
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Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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