Electricity prices rise by nearly 22 per cent in a monthHowever, they are nearly 70 per cent lower than their peak in August 2022.
Inflation rises by 3.2% in last 12 months, driven by food and energy costsFood prices rose by 4.2 per cent in the last twelve months, while energy rose by 3.3 per cent.
Families making ‘impossible choice’ between heating and eating, Dáil toldIt is ‘shocking’ that the cost of groceries is increasing at roughly three times the headline rate of price inflation, the Dáil has heard.