All of Europe is in the grip of inflation, and Ireland is no different.
But Ireland already had some of the highest prices in Europe across a range of products and services including energy, food, broadband and mortgages.
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What’s behind our high prices - and could our own consumer culture have anything to do with it?
Conor Pope talks to consumer expert Dargh Cassidy of bonkers.ie.