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Cost of Living

All time
Three lump sum payments announced in Budget 2024 to be paid this week
Supervalu closes 'non-viable' supermarkets amid stiff competition for customers
Slowdown in inflation welcomed by ministers, with energy prices falling
Double Child Benefit payment 'before Christmas' announced in Budget 2024
All households to receive €450 in energy credits over winter months
What we know so far about tomorrow's Budget: USC cuts, €750 rent credit and further 25% childcare cost cuts
Protesters march through Dublin city centre over cost of living ahead of Budget Day
Budget 2024: What exactly can we expect in next week's package?
Leo Varadkar defends smaller package of one-off budgetary measures
Cost of consumer goods and services rises 5% since last year
Living wage increased to nearly €15 to adjust for rising costs
Steep rise in number of Irish households falling into arrears on energy bills
Grocery price inflation slows but remains high at 11.5%
Flogas Energy announces 30% cut in electricity and natural gas unit rates and standard charges
Primary schools call for more funding as OECD report finds Ireland lagging behind neighbours
McGrath says Budget will be focused on cost of living and helping households with bills
Grocery inflation slowing but supermarket prices still rose by 12.8% in three months
Opinion: Leo Varadkar's Lidl-inspired cost-of-living leaflet is tone-deaf and out of touch
Margaret Lynch
Irish government dismisses suggestion of Italian-style windfall tax on bank profits
'I wonder have I failed my family': Readers describe their struggles with mortgage repayments
Dept of Finance says govt can't do anything about banks paying low interest rates to savers
Government urged to extend school books grant to secondary schools
Are you struggling because of increased mortgage interest rates?
Gas customers advised to submit meter readings as one woman overcharged by thousands
Back to school: Costs going down but parents still going into debt
Rising prices will have fundamental impact on budget, warns Paschal Donohoe
Major Irish supermarkets announce price cuts to own-brand milk
No evidence that Irish supermarkets are engaging in price gouging, report finds
Transport Minister has had no engagement with toll companies despite Cabinet colleague claims
Analysis: Weekly shop increases aren't driven solely by higher costs - what about company profits?
Victor Duggan
650,000 families to receive an additional €100 per child in benefit payments today
Cost of living: New campaign launched for customers concerned about mortgage repayments
Is Ireland once again a 'Treasure Island' for supermarkets?
Elderly woman forced to use savings for late husband's headstone to pay energy bill, Dáil hears
Petrol prices fall to the lowest since September 2021 but rises expected next month
From energy caps to scrapped TV licence: How nearby countries responded to cost-of-living crisis
Analysis: Corporate profits must also be taken into account when discussing inflation
Oana Peia and Davide Romelli
Government accused of ‘sitting on its hands’ during cost-of-living crisis
Retailers must 'step up to the plate' and reduce grocery prices, Richmond says
GAA Go creating 'invisible barrier' for older fans, says Age Action