<p>Daragh Cassidy of Bonkers.ie said the BGE increases were expected given the raft of price hikes that have been announced so far this year on the back of "skyrocketing" wholesale energy costs.</p>

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St Vincent DePaul said it fears the impact of price increases on households in energy poverty, many of whom will have less financial resilience after the pandemic

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Flights cancelled amid volcanic ash cloud over La Palma

Flights to and from the Spanish island of La Palma have been cancelled as a result of an ash cloud spewing from a volcanic eruption which has lasted a week.

<p>The advice from retailers is to start Christmas shopping early to avoid disappointment. File picture: Nick Ansell/PA Wire</p>

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Get your Christmas shopping done early or face disappointment, experts warn

Continuing supply chain difficulties across the world mean people will need to prepare for Christmas earlier this year, experts have warned

100 dishes everyone should know: The book Darina Allen always wanted to write

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100 dishes everyone should know: The book Darina Allen always wanted to write

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Ed Sheeran adds extra Cork, Dublin, Limerick and Belfast tour dates

Sabina Nessa death

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Hundreds attend vigil for ‘amazing’ Sabina Nessa as UK police hunt for killer

43rd Ryder Cup - Day One - Whistling Straits

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McIlroy and Lowry left out as Harrington plans to 'chip away' at USA lead in Ryder Cup

The Mick Clifford Podcast: How much does big tech know about you?

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The Mick Clifford Podcast: How much does big tech know about you?

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Michelle Darmody: Proof that puddings are for all year around

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Coronavirus - Tue Jul 27, 2021

'Cronyism at its finest' - Letters to Taoiseach show reaction to Zappone appointment

One letter said: “Dear Micheál, I am using my freedom of expression to tell you how angry I am about that ‘makey up job’ for that woman.”

Government 'dilly-dallying' over rewards for health workers

Government 'dilly-dallying' over rewards for health workers

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Ryder Cup day one: Rory McIlroy confident Europe can recover from 6-2 down

Rory McIlroy insisted Europe could recover from 6-2 down to retain the Ryder Cup, despite seeing his streak of 26 consecutive matches come to an end at Whistling Straits.

Talking Horses: Colin Keane can recover from rare setback

Talking Horses: Colin Keane can recover from rare setback

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Páirc Ui Chaoimh to charge Cork county board for use of stadium

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Bulls will present Leinster with a 'very tough challenge'

Lifestyle

Mazda CX-30: Startlingly good and hot on the exhaust of its premium rivals

Mazda CX-30: Startlingly good and hot on the exhaust of its premium rivals

The Mazda CX-30 has style, a seriously premium interior, and a 2lt petrol engine with mild hybrid technology

Currabinny Cooks: What is kohlrabi and three recipes that use it

Currabinny Cooks: What is kohlrabi and three recipes that use it

Darina Allen: Exclusive recipes from my brand new book

Derval O'Rourke: Tried and tested tips for pre- and post-workout

Derval O'Rourke: Tried and tested tips for pre- and post-workout

Business

Merger capitalises on the rapid evolution in digital learning

Merger capitalises on the rapid evolution in digital learning

Olus Education's blended learning portal equips schools to provide essential skills in the classroom and at home

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Digital investors urged to study and weigh up the risks

Newcastle United v West Ham United - Premier League - St. James' Park

Betting shares wobble as UK threatens to extend ban on football sponsorship

Brexit

Warning over Christmas shopping supplies as trucker crisis in Britain deepens

Property

Four-beds in Ballincollig's Fernwalk are in hot demand

Four-beds in Ballincollig's Fernwalk are in hot demand

With a scene-stealing extension and garden layout, Fernwalk has much to offer,

boxwood bushes round shape,formal park

Peter Dowdall: Why your garden needs some evergreen for winter

The Legacy of the Big House auction

The Legacy of the Big House auction

Contents from the home of a priest in east Cork up for auction

Contents from the home of a priest in east Cork up for auction

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Micheal Martin, Taoiseach of Ireland briefs media following the Security Council Debate, New York, United States - 23 Sep 2021

Paul Hosford: This time, New York saw a different Micheál Martin

In contrast to the Irish delegation's 2018 trip to New York which was about wooing foreign heads of state, the current visit including the historic United Nations session has been about serious business

Coronavirus - Wed Aug 25, 2021

Norma Foley: There is no going back to 'how things were' in schools

Annual United Nations General Assembly Brings World Leaders Together In Person, And Virtually

Paul Hosford: Micheál Martin talks Garth Brooks and climate change at UN

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Hong Kong organisers of Tiananmen Square vigil to disband amid crackdown

A Hong Kong group which organises annual vigils in remembrance of victims of the Chinese military’s crushing of the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests has voted to disband amid an ongoing crackdown on independent political activism in the ...

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Police investigating deaths of three children and 73-year-old woman at flagship Glasgow hospital

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