# Price Hikes
This month
May 2023
# Price Hikes
Sudden drop in bread prices by some supermarket chains blasted as a 'PR exercise'
The price cut came just hours in advance of an urgent Retail Forum meeting to discuss food prices.
Last year
2022
# Price Hikes
Energy costs: Pinergy to increase electricity bills by 14% from January
This increase is expected to add approximately €320 to electricity bills for Pinergy customers.
# Price Hikes
Oireachtas Committee to hear Electric Ireland had 'no choice' but to increase energy prices
The provider will answer questions from TDs and Senators on the recent gas and electricity price increases tomorrow.
# flogas
Price hikes: Flogas Energy to increase gas bills by 23% and electricity bills by 17%
These price hikes are set to come into effect on 26 October.
# Energy Bills
Exchequer records surplus of €6.3 billion as coalition plots Budget to tackle cost of living crisis
It comes as the ESRI’s senior research officer said that 43% of households could be in energy poverty due to rising prices.
# your stories
Are you struggling with the rising cost of energy? We want to hear your stories
The cost of electricity and gas is set to continue to rise into the winter.
# Cost of Living
Price hikes: SSE Airtricity to increase gas bills by 39% and electricity by 35.4%
These increases will see an extra €1.62 a day on electricity bills and an extra €1.40 a day on gas bills.
The price increases are set to come into effect on 1 October.
SSE Airtricity have said the increases are due to "continued volatility" in the global energy market.
The price hikes come as Ireland faces the highest level of inflation in 38 years.
# energy costs
Electric Ireland to raise electricity and gas prices by over 20% from start of May
Electric Ireland is the latest energy provider to announce a price hike.
# Price Hikes
Energia: Average electricity and gas bills to increase by 15% from next month
The price hikes are effective from 25 April.
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# Price Hikes
Insurance firms accused of ‘breaking the law by not reporting fraudulent claims’
Sinn Fein’s Pearse Doherty told the companies they have a legal obligation to report suspicions of fraud.
# Price Hikes
Real Madrid fans return 1,000 Champions League final tickets as price hikes spell misery
Spiralling accommodation and travel costs have deterred supporters from travelling to Kiev.
# Price Hikes
SSE Airtricity and Bord Gais Energy to up electricity prices
Three in five Irish households were forced to borrow to meet the costs of essential bills last year, according to a spokesperson for Switcher.ie.
# don't cry for me
Inflation is so bad in Argentina people have stopped worrying about it
Price have risen by 20% yearly for the past 8 years.
# Cost of Living
Explainer: Why energy prices are rising and what you can do to save money
With price hikes announced by Airtricity, Bord Gáis and Electric Ireland recently. We tell you why your gas and electricity is going up and what you can do to save money. Plus share your tips with us.
# Petrol Prices
No plans for fuel tax cuts to help struggling motorists
The Department of Finance has said the price of petrol and diesel is outside of the Government’s control.
