Wholesale electricity prices down 16% as many consumers continue to face hikes
Elsewhere, producer prices for food rose by 4.5% in September compared with the same month last year, CSO data shows
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Grocery prices in supermarkets are climbing at their fastest level since 2023
Grocery inflation surges to highest rate since 2023
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Why are Irish energy prices so high?
Irish households are paying about €350 more a year for electricity compared to other EU countries
Micheál Martin and Simon Harris are not doomed. Yet
After an unremarkable budget and disastrous presidential election campaigns, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are in a dangerous place
ECB ‘done with rate cuts’ as next move may be a rise
London-based bank HSBC warns wage costs and tariffs may result in a build-up of inflationary pressures in the medium term
Energy companies will factor in subsidies to ‘gouge’ customers, Taoiseach says
Micheál Martin says ongoing energy credits for households would be used by providers
Negative impact of tariffs starting to show, IMF warns
Washington-based institute says core inflation and unemployment in US are edging up
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Lidl and Aldi cut milk price in move expected to spark similar cuts among Irish supermarket rivals
Reduction expected to spark similar cuts among supermarket rivals
Budget to cut disposable incomes by 2% next year if wages grow as expected – ESRI
Loss of one-off measures will hit lower income households more dramatically
Irish inflation jumps to highest level in 18 months as food prices surge
Rising cost of foodstuffs contributes to 2.7% increase in price levels in September from the same month in 2024, says CSO
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Expert advice on the latest budget measures, from tax and pensions, to inheritance, childcare and more
Budget 2026: Little for middle-income earners amid VAT cuts and public spending
‘No budget can do everything, nor should it attempt to’, says Paschal Donohoe
Budget 2026: Welfare, petrol, diesel and cigarettes rise, little change to income tax
Changes in the rent tax credit, increase in minimum wage and VAT rate reduction for hospitality among highlights
‘I get nothing out of it – zero’: A cafe owner, teacher and farmer on their budget verdicts
Budget 2026 leaves workers from a range of professions feeling disheartened
‘Nothing in Budget for people like me’: A renter’s verdict
Lack of help with cost of living and failure to increase rent tax credit gives tenants little to cheer
No need for a calculator to learn how the budget will affect your pocket
Budget 2026: Most if not all of the gains will be wiped out by the enduring cost-of-living crisis
‘Devastating’ budget: Students say €500 cut in college fees is an ‘effective increase’
Over 1,000 new places in medicine, nursing and other healthcare courses will be provided under €5bn allocation to education
Budget 2026: What it means for Irish households and businesses
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Workers ‘royally screwed’ with ‘sweet package’ for big landlords in Budget 2026, says Sinn Féin
Social Democrats say Government delivered ‘McBudget’ giveaway for fast food chains and developers
Budget Calculator 2026: From social welfare to tax how this year’s budget will affect your income
Use our calculator to find out what this year's budget means for you and your money
Budget 2026: Rising ‘standstill costs’ eat into space for new budget policies
Parliamentary Budget Office says Government would have to spend more than €3bn just to maintain existing levels of service
ECB executives talk down chances of further cut in interest rates
Any rising risk of undershooting bank’s inflation target for the euro zone would support slight cut in ECB rates, Philip Lane says
‘There’s no way I will be able to buy a house’: What people want from Budget 2026
A renter, a landlord, a teacher, a farmer, a pensioner, a business owner share their views
Chicken breasts that were €5 now cost over €12: Ireland’s soaring prices since 2021
In advance of Budget 2026, Conor Pope calculates how prices have climbed since 2021
The economy is red hot. Tax cuts in the budget are the last thing it needs
We hear a lot in the media about a cost-of-living crisis. This is seriously at odds with the facts
Tourism business dips in September, lagging wider services sector
Activity levels have now declined for seven successive months, AIB says in latest services index repor
Budget 2026: Public-transport fares set to remain at reduced level next year
DPER understood to be pushing back against indefinite freeze but full reversal to highest level of fares is not likely
Budget 2026: There will be no income tax cuts, so what does this mean for households?
Tax changes in recent budgets have kept pace with inflation but that may not be the case this year
Budget 2026: €400 energy credit, welfare increases and cut to high-earner tax credit among Social Democrats’ proposals
Social Democrats would seek to drive down cost-of-living
Budget 2026: Increasing minimum wage could be ‘devastating’, say small businesses
Minimum wage expected to rise by 65 cent, or almost 5%, in next week’s budget
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