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# Energy prices

This year
2024
Bord Gáis Energy to cut residential electricity and gas prices by 10% and 9.5% from 29 February
Electric Ireland to cut residential electricity prices for 1.1 million customers from March
Last year
2023
Household energy prices to 'fall significantly' in first half of next year, Eamon Ryan says
Slowdown in inflation welcomed by ministers, with energy prices falling
ESB Group reports 30% rise in profits to €676 million in first six months of the year
Eamon Ryan claims Green Party is the 'most effective' junior coalition partner in Irish history
Flogas Energy announces 30% cut in electricity and natural gas unit rates and standard charges
Varadkar: Energy price reductions must go further this winter
SSE Airtricity to cut residential electricity and gas prices by 12% and 10% from 1 November
Electric Ireland to cut residential electricity and gas prices by 10% and 12% from 1 November
Consumer prices in Ireland estimated to have increased by close to 5% in the year to August
Wholesale electricity prices drop 26.6% in year, but consumers still mightn't see decrease in bills yet
Finance minister tells energy companies to 'treat customers equally' and reduce household bills
How are you managing your electricity bills? We want to hear your stories
Coveney: Electric Ireland 'should answer questions' on price cut for businesses and not households
All electricity customers to get €90 off bills over seven instalments
All time
Electric Ireland to give all residential customers €50 credit
Average electricity bills rose 14% from 2020 to 2021
Oireachtas Committee to hear Electric Ireland had 'no choice' but to increase energy prices
Price hikes: Flogas Energy to increase gas bills by 23% and electricity bills by 17%
CRU says profit controls on energy can't be implemented on a domestic level
Donohoe not drawn on energy price caps despite UK move to freeze prices
People Before Profit call for 'radical measures' to tackle sky-high energy prices
Exchequer records surplus of €6.3 billion as coalition plots Budget to tackle cost of living crisis
PrepayPower becomes latest energy company to announce price hike
Eamon Ryan warns that this winter will be a 'dramatic and difficult period in energy'
Publicans warn of 'huge threat' due to 'doubling and tripling' of energy bills
Taoiseach affirms growing energy demand as electricity cost rises 86%
An economist: Debunking the myths of Ireland’s cost of living crisis
Victor Duggan
Ivana Bacik: Something has to give as costs soar - Ireland needs a pay rise
Ivana Bacik
Here's What Happened Today: Sunday
Your stories: How have the rising energy costs impacted your life?
Govt to consider time-of-day-pricing for electricity in bid to tackle cost of living
'More natural gas does not mean more energy security for Ireland,' Dáil committee hears
Ireland's inflation shock explained: The factors driving up prices here and across the globe
Bord Gáis: Average electricity bill to increase by 27% from next month, gas to rise by 39%
Ireland 'engaging' with EU on proposal to ban Russian ships from docking at European ports
Explainer: How reliant is Ireland on Russian energy - and why are gas and oil prices rising?
Coveney: EU states must be given 'extraordinary flexibilities' to deal with rise in fuel prices
'Government doesn't get it': Opposition parties say cost of living package won't go far enough