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# Diesel

Last month
August 2023
# excise duty
Motorists face increased costs as price of petrol and diesel set to rise from tomorrow
Prices are also likely to increase in pubs and restaurants as the 9% VAT rate for hospitality ends today.
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Aug 31st 2023, 9:29 AM
This year
2023
# Fuel Prices
Petrol prices: Donohoe defends excise rate increase, says not doing so would cost €700m
Donohoe said: “It’s really important that we remove the tax reductions as the price of fuel itself has come down.”
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Jun 1st 2023, 2:19 PM
# forecourts
Full tank of petrol to rise by €3.60, diesel by €3 as excise duty cuts expire at midnight
Rates were cut last March and will return to previous levels in three increments.
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May 31st 2023, 10:05 AM
# Petrol Pumps
Ireland is switching to E10 petrol - what does this mean for drivers?
Concerns have been raised about the switchover resulting in additional maintenance to older cars.
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May 7th 2023, 7:00 AM
# Now we're sucking diesel
Fuel prices at lowest level since September 2021, but are expected to rise again
The average petrol price across the country is now around €1.59.
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Apr 19th 2023, 8:57 AM
# fuel costs
Excise duty cuts on petrol and diesel to remain for now - but it will increase from June
The Cabinet today agreed a range of cost-of-living measures.
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Updated
Feb 21st 2023, 1:08 PM
Last year
2022
# Cost of Living
No 'magic money tree' to help with fuel costs, says minister as pump prices jump above €2 a litre
Minister Heather Humphreys says remote working is a ‘sensible option’ for those looking to cut costs.
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Jun 8th 2022, 2:27 PM
# fuel costs
Petrol prices rise over €2 per litre mark following EU announcement of Russian oil ban
Head of communications at AA Ireland Paddy Comyn told The Journal that prices are at a record high.
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Jun 1st 2022, 1:33 PM
Rising fuel prices push motorists to reconsider their car usage
57% of adults surveyed said that they were changing or considering changing how frequently they use their car.
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May 9th 2022, 12:05 PM
# Leaders' Questions
Criticism over soaring home heating oil costs as Martin says hands are tied due to EU VAT rules
Micheál Martin says they are working with the EU to see if there can be greater flexibility.
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Mar 9th 2022, 2:35 PM
# fuel costs
Excise cut: Average tank of petrol should drop by €12 and diesel by €9, says government
Paschal Donohoe says a 60-litre tank will see excise duty reduce by an average of €12 for petrol and €9 for diesel.
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Mar 9th 2022, 12:43 PM
# Ukraine
Govt expected to move on cut to fuel excise in the next week or two
The Tánaiste indicated to the Dáil this week that excise will need to be reduced in order to tackle price hikes at the pumps.
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Mar 6th 2022, 1:00 PM
# Your Say
Have you cut down your car journeys because of the cost of fuel?
Petrol has hit the €2 per litre mark on some forecourts across the country this week.
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Mar 6th 2022, 10:31 AM
# energy costs
Govt to take further action on rising cost of living before October's Budget, says Varadkar
Varadkar said the cost of living was rising even before the war in Ukraine, and now it has only gotten worse.
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Mar 4th 2022, 2:34 PM
# Petrol Pumps
Varadkar says Govt may reduce excise duty on petrol as prices soar to €2 per litre
Senior ministers met today to discuss how to assist Ukraine and the impacts of energy costs domestically.
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Mar 3rd 2022, 6:23 PM
# Cost of Living
Coveney: EU states must be given 'extraordinary flexibilities' to deal with rise in fuel prices
Government sources say if the price of petrol or diesel hits €2 they will have to step in with emergency measures.
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Mar 1st 2022, 2:48 PM
All time
# crude and unusual
'The price of petrol will drop — but you're going to be disappointed'
Why are Irish motorists not yet feeling the benefit of declining global oil prices?
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Apr 22nd 2020, 4:48 PM
# Fuel
Cost of a litre of petrol at lowest level recorded since April 2016
The coronavirus pandemic and a significant drop in crude oil costs are among the factors behind the drop in price.
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Mar 22nd 2020, 4:44 PM
# On The Road
117,000 new cars registered in Ireland in 2019 and just 3% were electric
The government is expected to soon publish draft legislation banning the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030.
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Jan 2nd 2020, 2:41 PM
# end of free charging
Electric car drivers will have to pay for charging with ESB set to announce cost next month
Once the price structure is announced next month, there will be a lead-in time of a few weeks before charging kicks in.
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Aug 23rd 2019, 11:58 AM
# budget 2019
Budget 2019: Winners and Losers
There’s good news and bad news….
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Oct 9th 2018, 7:30 PM
# On The Road
Slight drop in cost of petrol and diesel, but we're still paying more than last year
Drivers are paying 10c more compared to July 2017.
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Jul 29th 2018, 3:24 PM
# Net gains
Putting diesel fuel tax on par with petrol 'justifiable', report finds
Putting diesel tax on par with petrol would result in net gains for the exchequer and net reductions in pollution, the ESRI says.
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Feb 22nd 2018, 7:53 AM
# Electric Dreams
Poll: Will your next car be an electric one?
Is it time to finally go electric?
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Oct 30th 2017, 10:29 AM
# Pollution
Diesel emissions may be responsible for 5,000 deaths in Europe every year
Researchers say almost half of those deaths could be preventable.
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Sep 18th 2017, 10:49 AM
# Your Say
Poll: Will your next car be an electric car?
The UK plans to phase out petrol and diesel cars by 2040, while Volvo will stop producing petrol cars in 2019.
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Jul 26th 2017, 8:54 AM
# room to breathe
UK to ban sale of all diesel and petrol cars by 2040 'to clean up dirty air on roads'
The UK follows France in announcing plans to phase out such vehicles in just over 20 years’ time.
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Jul 26th 2017, 7:19 AM
# Now we're sucking diesel
Petrol and diesel prices have fallen for four months in a row and are set to drop further
Prices are at a 12-month low.
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Jul 16th 2017, 12:16 PM
# this is the end
Going climate neutral: Volvo to phase out traditional engines
The announcement “marks the end of the solely combustion engine-powered car,” the company’s CEO said.
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Jul 5th 2017, 12:58 PM
# fuelling the boom
The price of fuel is going down but motorists are still paying far more than they did last year
The AA says it is concerned that, for every litre of petrol purchased, 63.67% goes to the government.
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May 24th 2017, 12:25 PM
# pump it up
Petrol prices drop for first time in six months
On average, a litre of petrol now costs 136.6c, while a litre of diesel costs 126.0c.
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Apr 17th 2017, 2:57 PM
# Pricey
The cost of petrol and diesel is still marching ever upwards
The cost of a litre of petrol or diesel is now the highest its been in 18 months.
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Mar 20th 2017, 1:02 PM
# Scam
Volkswagen pleads guilty in emissions cheating scandal, set to pay extra €4bn in fines
The guilty plea entered today is in addition to over €16 billion in settlements the company has already agreed to pay.
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Mar 10th 2017, 11:06 PM
# Poll
Poll: Do you think there should be restrictions on diesel vehicles?
The UN climate and clean air coalition says soot from diesel vehicles is among the big contributors to ill health and global warming.
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Mar 4th 2017, 12:17 PM
# fresh car smell
The cost of buying a car has gone down, but fewer new ones were sold last month
The cost of fuel and insurance have increased, however.
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Feb 1st 2017, 2:59 PM
# Money Money Money
Filling your car is becoming very, very expensive - here's why
A combination of factors have seen the cost of running a vehicle jump by €18 a month in the last year.
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Jan 29th 2017, 10:00 PM
# jackpot
Applegreen where winning Euromillions ticket was sold runs out of cheap petrol
The filling station reduced the cost of petrol and diesel to 88.5c per litre for a period to celebrate.
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Jan 27th 2017, 1:10 PM
# average motorist
Fuel prices rising: It costs €18 more a month to run your car compared to last year
Research conducted AA Ireland found that the cost of a litre of petrol is now at 136.3c.
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Jan 23rd 2017, 12:07 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Should diesel vehicles be phased out in Ireland?
Four major cities announced recently they would be bringing in bans in the next decade.
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Dec 6th 2016, 8:32 AM
# isle of lewis
Oil rig blown ashore during severe weather
The oil rig broke free from a tug during high winds last night.
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Aug 8th 2016, 7:54 PM
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