# Petrol
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This year
2024
car market
Most cars registered in 2023 fuelled by petrol or diesel, despite large rise in new electric cars
2 Jan
21.3k
96
Last year
2023
Fuel
Excise increases on petrol and diesel postponed to next year (but Carbon Tax still set to rise)
10 Oct 2023
6.4k
2
excise duty
Motorists face increased costs as price of petrol and diesel set to rise from tomorrow
31 Aug 2023
23.3k
116
Fuel Prices
Petrol prices: Donohoe defends excise rate increase, says not doing so would cost €700m
1 Jun 2023
10.4k
40
forecourts
Full tank of petrol to rise by €3.60, diesel by €3 as excise duty cuts expire at midnight
31 May 2023
19.5k
53
Petrol Pumps
Ireland is switching to E10 petrol - what does this mean for drivers?
7 May 2023
68.9k
47
Now we're sucking diesel
Fuel prices at lowest level since September 2021, but are expected to rise again
19 Apr 2023
20.0k
36
fuel costs
Excise duty cuts on petrol and diesel to remain for now - but it will increase from June
Updated
21 Feb 2023
15.0k
9
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FACTCHECK
FactCheck: Do emissions from making electric cars mean they are not ‘green’?
24 Nov 2022
23.3k
Russia
Varadkar says Ireland has contingency plans if fuel rationing comes into effect
22 Jun 2022
27.9k
40
Cost of Living
No 'magic money tree' to help with fuel costs, says minister as pump prices jump above €2 a litre
8 Jun 2022
42.8k
64
fuel costs
Petrol prices rise over €2 per litre mark following EU announcement of Russian oil ban
1 Jun 2022
17.2k
24
Leaders' Questions
Criticism over soaring home heating oil costs as Martin says hands are tied due to EU VAT rules
9 Mar 2022
35.8k
66
fuel costs
Excise cut: Average tank of petrol should drop by €12 and diesel by €9, says government
Updated
9 Mar 2022
103k
185
The Daily Poll
Have you cut down your car journeys because of the cost of fuel?
6 Mar 2022
45.7k
114
energy costs
Govt to take further action on rising cost of living before October's Budget, says Varadkar
4 Mar 2022
19.0k
46
Petrol Pumps
Varadkar says Govt may reduce excise duty on petrol as prices soar to €2 per litre
Updated
3 Mar 2022
47.9k
54
Cost of Living
Coveney: EU states must be given 'extraordinary flexibilities' to deal with rise in fuel prices
1 Mar 2022
20.2k
21
Inflation
'Government doesn't get it': Opposition parties say cost of living package won't go far enough
10 Feb 2022
22.3k
54
fuel for thought
UK army tankers to take to roads for fuel deliveries amid supply issues
29 Sep 2021
13.5k
28
pumped up prices
New Year starts with 'significant' increase in price of petrol and diesel
19 Jan 2020
40.6k
58
climate action plan
Draft law that aims to ban the sale of fossil fuel cars by 2030 published today
6 Jan 2020
21.0k
147
On The Road
117,000 new cars registered in Ireland in 2019 and just 3% were electric
2 Jan 2020
35.7k
124
OIL PRICE
Money from drivers paying 2c levy on petrol will soon be used for government climate action plans
6 Nov 2019
11.1k
49
Petrol
'They're taking 2c off us that they don't need': Drivers paying levy on petrol that is no longer needed, committee hears
11 Oct 2019
35.0k
42
end of free charging
Electric car drivers will have to pay for charging with ESB set to announce cost next month
23 Aug 2019
76.0k
197
fuel tax
Increase in electric car take-up 'could pose a substantial risk to stability of the State’s finances'
15 Aug 2019
35.5k
118
don't have a cow man
What has the Taoiseach done to reduce his carbon footprint? He's eating less meat
14 Jan 2019
13.0k
48
Budget
Welfare increase, fuel hike and income tax cuts: Here's what's coming in Budget 2019
7 Oct 2018
79.9k
142
On The Road
Slight drop in cost of petrol and diesel, but we're still paying more than last year
29 Jul 2018
14.8k
46
Prison
Man who stole over €5,200 worth of diesel from Applegreen station gets four-and-a-half years
28 Apr 2018
44.7k
67