Perhaps that is because Eamon Ryan is something that Irish people are not used to: A politician who keeps his promises.
Worse hikes next week.
According to property website Daft.ie, Ireland is seeing an “unprecedented” lack of houses for sale online, with average prices increasingly sharply since last year. According to the Irish House Price Report for Q1 in 2022, nationally average house prices rose 8.4% nationally since last March, partially due to inflation. While Covid-19 initially reduced house prices, […]
Amid the ongoing cost of living crisis, as fuel and energy prices soar, a Fianna Fáil Senator has hit out at the lack of a “non-binary” gender option on the census. And they wonder why they’re falling behind in the polls. The comments were made this week by Senator Fiona O’Loughlin during the order of […]
Plus lower growth
Bord Gáis has announced a huge incoming price hike for electricity and gas bills in the coming month amid the ongoing energy crisis. According to the company, consumers face a 27% increase in the average electricity bill, and a 39% increase in the average gas bill from April 15th. This will represent an increase of […]
In the past couple of years, do you ever get the feeling that Ireland has just lurched from one blinding panic to another like a cat on a hot tin roof? If so, you definitely aren’t imagining it. Don’t get me wrong: basically every country on earth freaked out about Covid and was hurt by […]
The problem with this idea is that unless you fix the underlying problem, a price fixing law will ultimately destroy businesses and lead to shortages
According to AA Ireland, petrol and diesel costs are at record highs as Applegreen warns of massive increases in fuel costs for consumers. The comments come as fuel prices soar across Europe due to a variety of factors. These include inflation, supply chain issues from the Covid lockdown, government charges like Carbon Tax, and overreliance […]
All of which leaves the unfortunate people of Ukraine the hostage to Western conceit and Western delusion
Jim Power says it is vital Irish consumers bear in mind the multiplier effect of supporting local.
Unless this problem magically disappears all by itself, then politicians – and we, the public – are in line for a whole world of pain