US inflation jumps to 3.7% as Iran war drives up prices
Rebound in fuel costs has piled pressure on voters ahead of midterm elections
Energy Crisis
Why can’t Saudi Arabia stop the Houthi attacks?
Lethal strikes show growing military power of Iran-backed militia
Trump’s squeeze on Ukraine exposes Europe’s strategic weakness
EU leaders are confronted with the limits of their own support for Ukraine as Washington pressures Kyiv
Ukraine backs Trump’s energy ‘ceasefire’. But is Russia on board?
Kyiv says it supports the proposal despite being blindsided, while Moscow’s silence casts doubt on whether a truce is viable
Emergency electricity plants to cost customers €1.4bn
Last resort power stations to remain on grid for next two winters as energy pressures grow
EasyJet to cut 700,000 seats from winter flight schedule amid rising fuel costs
Budget airline to scale back capacity by a further 700,000 seats to save on expensive fuel
Energy prices drive Irish consumer price inflation to highest level since January 2024
Energy product prices increased by 13.7% in 12 months to September, CSO says
Budget 2027 Q&A: Your questions answered
Advice on the latest budget measures, from tax and pensions, to inheritance, childcare and more
Budget 2027 main points: everything you need to know
Here is our list of the key measures expected to be announced in Budget 2027 at lunchtime
Carbon tax U-turn calls Government’s climate commitments into question
Environmental groups despair as Budget 2027 sees polluter-pays principle reversed
What are the key takeaways from Budget 2027? From income tax cuts to surprising omissions
After months of leaks and kite-flying, what are the key takeaways of Budget 2027?
Social welfare, Help-to-Buy, tax changes and childcare costs: Everything we know about Budget 2027 so far
Spending of €7 billion planned with €1.5 billion in tax reductions
Should every motorway have an HGV lane? Ideas to tackle fuel crisis
On budget day we will see if the Government is capable of taking a long-term view
World’s oil stockpiles are ‘scarily thin’, says Saudi Aramco boss
Amin Nasser says inventories depleted by Middle East conflict could take up to two years to rebuild
Taoiseach signals halt to home heating oil carbon tax increases for lifetime of Government
Micheál Martin also confirms welfare recipients and pensioners can expect Christmas bonus
Cutting fuel taxation in the budget does nothing to cure the disease
Households need help to break free from home heating oil for good
Latest poll numbers show neither Government nor Opposition all that popular with electorate
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
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
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
EU ministers mull windfall tax on excessive profits of power companies during Hormuz crisis
Earnings ‘not on the basis of enterprise or innovation’ at a time when households and businesses face pressure
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
Saudi warplanes attack Yemen as Houthis solidify gains
Yemeni militant group claims it shot down a Saudi F-15 fighter jet
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
Lane warns inflation squeeze will worsen, leaving door open for further rate hike
Philip Lane says latest move was measured adjustment to significant inflation issue
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
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
Energia dual-fuel customers to be €230 worse off after price hike announced
Supplier says new charges will come into effect for its 200,000 Irish customers from October 12th
Revenge of the fossil fuel industry?
Government could come up with a more sensible and environmentally sound policy
Oil breaches $100 barrier for first time since July
Brent crude advances as escalation in US-Iran war feeds fears of renewed global supply crunch
The two things that make Ireland expensive: Energy and housing
The drivers of Ireland’s high-cost economy are many but two stand out
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Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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