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Cost of Living

€200 cost-of-living payment to be given to 1.3 million people this week

25 Apr 2023

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intervention

Finance Minister 'not ruling out' additional measures to help people deal with cost-of-living

19 Apr 2023

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Coronation

New poll finds over half of British do not want to pay for King Charles coronation

18 Apr 2023

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Inflation

Cost of living: Annual inflation rate down to 7.7% from 2022 high of almost 10%

13 Apr 2023

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Cost of Living

Analysis: We know of 'shrinkflation' but what role is 'greedflation' playing in our economy?

Victor Duggan

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energy costs

Ryan says windfall tax will help with electricity bills, but fails to commit to more energy credits

Updated 21 Mar 2023

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Consumer Price Index

Cost-of-living: Annual rate of inflation rises slightly to 8.5%

16 Mar 2023

7.1k

Evictions

Sinn Féin TD says rent 'emergency isn't over' as eviction ban set to expire this month

5 Mar 2023

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The Morning Lead

'Harder and harder to make ends meet': Your stories about coping with high energy costs

5 Mar 2023

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drop the prices

Varadkar says windfall tax is coming and calls on energy companies to drop their prices

28 Feb 2023

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Inflation

Analysis: Government supports are welcome but will they improve living standards long-term?

Victor Duggan

26 Feb 2023

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fuel costs

Excise duty cuts on petrol and diesel to remain for now - but it will increase from June

Updated 21 Feb 2023

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Cost of Living

The government has announced a new cost-of-living package. Here's what's in it

21 Feb 2023

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Fraud

Public warned not to click on scam link claiming to be for 'electricity benefits'

21 Feb 2023

8.9k

Cost of Living

€100 child benefit bonus and €200 lump sum social welfare payment under cost-of-living measures

Updated 20 Feb 2023

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Cost of Living

Govt expected to sign off on cost-of-living package next week following 'good discussion'

Updated 16 Feb 2023

25.7k

Cost of Living

Cost-of-living: Annual rate of inflation drops again slightly to 7.8%

16 Feb 2023

6.7k

Cost of Living

Taoiseach: Upcoming cost-of-living package will not be on the scale of a mini-budget

Updated 15 Feb 2023

28.6k

Cost of Living

Taoiseach says windfall tax 'well advanced' and will be used to help families and businesses

Updated 14 Feb 2023

24.7k

Cost of Living

Upcoming cost-of-living package to contain 'social welfare and pensions' element

12 Feb 2023

57.9k

Cost of Living

All electricity customers to get €90 off bills over seven instalments

9 Feb 2023

29.9k

Varadkar says he'll reveal plans for eviction ban and cost-of-living supports in mid-February

31 Jan 2023

13.3k

Cost of Living

Plan to abolish public hospital charges to come before Cabinet later

24 Jan 2023

14.7k

technical error

Electric Ireland error means PAYG customers have avoided higher gas rate since August

20 Jan 2023

35.0k

Cost of Living

Rate of inflation drops slightly to 8.2% in the year to December

17 Jan 2023

7.3k

Taoiseach: 'No cliff edge to cost-of-living supports at the end of February'

11 Jan 2023

22.8k

CHRISTMAS SHOP

Inflation led to surge in Christmas grocery spend compared to 2021

9 Jan 2023

8.4k

Cost of Living

Government to consider extending cost-of-living support measures beyond February

1 Jan 2023

15.9k

energy costs

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21 Dec 2022

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Electric Ireland

Electric Ireland to give all residential customers €50 credit

19 Dec 2022

39.7k

Cost of Living

'They're facing grave choices': Survey shows cancer patients cutting back on heating over costs

15 Dec 2022

9.7k

Cost-of-living pressures will persist in 2023 but Ireland should escape a recession, ESRI says

15 Dec 2022

19.0k

Price Hikes

Energy costs: Pinergy to increase electricity bills by 14% from January

9 Dec 2022

11.1k

energy costs

Information booklet on how to reduce energy use will be delivered to over two million households

1 Dec 2022

12.7k

toll charges

Alternative option to toll increases will have to be found before the new year, says Tánaiste

23 Nov 2022

10.2k

toll charges

Taoiseach says transport minister examining 'how best to deal' with rise in toll charges

22 Nov 2022

11.0k

Energy Crisis

Cabinet green lights windfall tax on energy companies

22 Nov 2022

7.4k

budget 2023

Four Cost of Living lump sum supports to be paid to over 800,000 people this week

15 Nov 2022

33.2k

Protests

'People are in real crisis': Cost-of-living protests take place across the country

Updated 12 Nov 2022

37.8k

Heineken

Heineken to hike keg prices by 9% due to 'significant' rise in production costs

Updated 10 Nov 2022

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