Fuel oil prices at 'highest level' in five years, says CSO 

New wholesale figures show all energy fuels rose by almost 33% in April

All energy fuels were up by 32.6% in the month, largely driven by increases in Fuel Oil (50%) and Gas Oil (16.9%)

The price of all energy fuels rose by almost a third in April in the wake of the Middle East conflict, with costs increasing by more than 32%, new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show.

Publishing its latest wholesale price index on Friday, the agency reported annual price rises across all fuel types of over 42% on an annual basis.