Da Economy
Fuel Price Drops a Relief to Us All
FINALLY some good news for hard-pressed motorists - fuel prices are gradually coming down as the price of a barrel of oil falls.
The average price of a litre of petrol is now 129.9c — down 4c from last month — while diesel has also fallen 4c to an average price of 139.9c.
It’s [...]
‘Fleeced’ shoppers head for the border
SHOPPING centres in the North have seen a 40pc surge in shoppers crossing the border to snap up bargains.
Border-hopping consumers are exploiting the fact that branded goods are about a third cheaper in the North. The research also reveals that the average daily spend of €81.11 by southern shoppers is the highest of all day-trippers [...]
Price slump wipes €24,000 off value of the Average House
HOUSE prices plummeted by more than 7pc last year — wiping €24,000 off the value of the average house.
New figures published yesterday reveal the average price of a house nationally has now fallen to around €288,000.
And economists last night warned that house prices would experience an annual drop [...]
Irish Gas prices to drop by 10.5%
Dear god this must be the first price decrease I’ve seen in over 2 years in a country where the cost of living increases daily!.
The Commission for Energy Regulation has approved a 10.5% reduction in the price of gas. This represents a reduction of about €100 in the average annual bill.
Bord Gáis had applied to the [...]
Plastic bag to cost 22 cent from July
The environmental levy on plastic bags will increase to 22 cent per bag from July 1.
The price increase, which was first announced at the beginning of this year, is the first since the charge was introduced in 2002.
Environment Minister Dick Roche said he was approving the increase so that the impact of the levy would [...]
Rents in Ireland up by 12%
Rents have increased by nearly 12% over the last year according to a study carried out by one of Irelands busiest property websites Daft.ie. With an increase of 11.9% rent inflation is now at its highest level since the Daft Report was started in 2002. The average rent nationwide now stands at €1,382, approximately €150 [...]
