Rise in fuel prices is ‘damaging exports’

FUEL prices in Ireland are now one of the highest in Europe, having increased 26% since this time last year.

Wed, 16 Mar, 2011 - 00:00
Niamh Hennessy

The Irish Exporters’ Association (IEA) said fuel price inflation in damaging export growth.

According to the IEA, diesel prices in Ireland are at 121.03c per litre, second to Britain at 136.04c. The cheapest diesel in Europe can be found in Luxembourg at 103.58c followed by Spain at 104.92c.

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