Ireland's Covid deflation ends as dentists, doctors and hairdresser prices rise sharply

The CSO said its consumer price index, which is weighted to take account of consumer habits and household budgets, rose for the fifth successive month in March by 0.8%, about twice the pace of increases of recent months

Cost of dental services climbed 6% since March 2020.

Prices are starting to tick higher across the economy, a year since the onset of the Covid economic crisis, but some prices for services including for dentists and doctors and hairdressers are rising much faster than most, and rental costs may be on the up too, new CSO figures suggest.

The statistics office said its consumer price index, which is weighted to take account of consumer habits and household budgets, rose for the fifth successive month in March by 0.8%, about twice the pace of increases of recent months.