#Inflation

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Budget 2026 spending package 'unnecessary' and 'too much', warns Central Bank
Budget 2026 spending package 'unnecessary' and 'too much', warns Central Bank
Consumer spending is expected to grow by 2% a year on average out to 2027

Thu, 18 Sep, 2025

Food prices
Food inflation at highest level in two years, CSO reveals
The CSO said consumer prices rose by 2% in the year to August, compared to an annual reading of 1.7% a month earlier

Thu, 11 Sep, 2025

Sad boy standing alone in the hallway
Housing costs drag 20% of Irish children into poverty, ESRI research shows
The ESRI shows that child poverty levels are currently on a par with the years following the 2008 financial crash when the skyrocketing cost of housing is factored in

Tue, 09 Sep, 2025

Close-up of excavator at construction site. Backhoe digging soil for earthwork and construction business. Excavating machine at
Irish construction sector sees broad-based decline as new business dries up
For the first time in a year and a half, all three categories of construction saw a drop in activity

Tue, 09 Sep, 2025

young mum queries a bill on the phone .
Consumer sentiment improves marginally in August but cost-of-living concerns rise 
Irish League of Credit Unions index shows consumer sentiment index reached 61.1 during August, up from the 59.1 figure reported for July

Tue, 26 Aug, 2025

Grocery shopping is in session
Inflation in the eurozone remains stable at 2%
The European Central Bank is due to meet again next month in order to discuss inflation, the ongoing economic outlook and whether further interest rate cuts are justified

Wed, 20 Aug, 2025

Cork among most expensive places in country to go to college, study finds
Cork among most expensive places in country to go to college, study finds
Letterkenny, Sligo, and Dundalk are the cheapest towns to go to college

Tue, 19 Aug, 2025

Estate Agents Signage
Estate agents expect house prices to increase by 5% over the next 12 months
A couple with a joint income of €107,000 does not earn enough to buy average three-bed home in four of the five counties studied

Mon, 28 Jul, 2025

Government press conference
Jim Power: Budget countdown begins with big promises  
Delivery on time and on budget of the aspirations in the revised National Development Plan — energy, water, housing, transport infrastructure, and climate change — will be essential 

Sun, 27 Jul, 2025

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Inflation steady at 2% ahead of ECB meeting next week
Ireland’s rate of inflation, at 1.6%, was among the lowest in the eurozone

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

Close up spouses calculating family budget paying online using laptop
MABS sees 10% surge in families in debt due to soaring cost of living
Money Advice and Budgeting Service calls for targeted supports in Budget 2026 amid spiralling cost of housing and utilities 

Mon, 14 Jul, 2025

Excited group of college graduates throwing their hats in celebration
Mick Clifford: Third-level fee rise sparks backlash — but who is really hardest hit?
The backlash over third-level fees exposes not just political short-termism, but a deeper failure to prioritise true hardship

Sat, 05 Jul, 2025

Jerome Powell
Global interest rates remain in limbo
The toll that trade tensions are taking on world prosperity is likely to feature as the Group of Seven Leaders meet in Canada

Sun, 15 Jun, 2025

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Annual inflation rate falls to 1.7% in May
Areas which saw the largest price increases over the last 12 months were food and non-alcoholic drinks, up 4%, while alcoholic drinks and tobacco saw a 3.1% increase

Thu, 12 Jun, 2025

SPAR Grocery Supermarket.
Spar wants a bigger slice of Ireland's €15bn grocery market
Strategy includes plans for new store openings, upgrading existing sites, and a new design for EuroSpar supermarkets

Sun, 08 Jun, 2025

JAMES BROWNE
Controls on rent increases for new build homes to be relaxed under new proposals
Housing minister will bring proposals for an overhaul of the RPZ system to a meeting of coalition leaders

Sun, 08 Jun, 2025

Consumer watchdog 'should have more powers to probe supermarket pricing'
Consumer watchdog 'should have more powers to probe supermarket pricing'
Proposal to boost powers of Competition and Consumer Protection Commission 

Wed, 28 May, 2025

Close up spouses calculating family budget paying online using laptop
Consumer sentiment rises after tariff pause but one in four people 'clinging on'
The Credit Union Irish Consumer Sentiment Survey showed its strongest improvement in the outlook for jobs between April and May

Fri, 23 May, 2025

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Cost of raising a child from 'cradle to college' has grown 60% in 10 years, study says
For teenagers who may be living away at college, rents have risen from €3,320 a year in 2015 to €4,536 in 2025

Tue, 13 May, 2025

File Photo Minister for Health Leo Varadkar will launch the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill which sets out to reduce the damage tha
Crackdown planned on use of loyalty cards to buy discounted alcohol
While laws prohibit using loyalty card points to purchase alcohol, further regulations are planned for their use to buy cut-price booze

Thu, 24 Apr, 2025

Mary Sadlier: 'Just like that, we had to find a lot of money before the ship docked'
Mary Sadlier: 'Just like that, we had to find a lot of money before the ship docked'
Coole Swan CEO Mary Sadlier says the firm has dealt with Brexit, port strikes, and covid — so they will scenario-plan under the US tariffs every day until that stock is in the US

Mon, 14 Apr, 2025

Detail of a man shopping in supermarket
Inflation ticks up to 2% in March
According to the CSO data, alcohol and tobacco saw the largest price increases over the last year, up 4.2%, followed by food and non-alcoholic drinks, up 3.3%

Thu, 10 Apr, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza
Continual massacre in Gaza lays bare shameful global political failure
The ongoing massacre in the region and Israel’s use of starvation and sexual violence as weapons lays bare a global political failure that is shameful

Tue, 08 Apr, 2025

Commuters As Companies Expand In City In A 'Silent Brexit'
Housing cost the biggest worry as Irish people fear they are not saving enough
Bank of Ireland Savings and Investment Index suggests that, despite dropping to 1.8%, inflation is still a key concern too

Mon, 07 Apr, 2025

Germany US Tariffs
'Liberation Day' tariffs will have profound effect on Irish economy
Consumer costs will increase across a range of items while uncertainty in pharma and tech could see wages dropping

Fri, 04 Apr, 2025

Detail of a man shopping in supermarket
Inflation up to 1.8% ahead of US tariffs announcement 
Excluding energy and unprocessed food, inflation is estimated to have gone up by 2% since March 2024.

Mon, 31 Mar, 2025

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Jim Power: Central bankers face dilemma with shift in global trading order
The European Central Bank warned that 25% US tariffs would knock 0.3% off growth in the first year and, if the EU retaliates in kind, the drop would be around 0.5%

Sun, 23 Mar, 2025

Rising cost of living pushes more Irish households into poverty, CSO figures reveal
Rising cost of living pushes more Irish households into poverty, CSO figures reveal
CSO report reveals Ireland’s poverty rate rose to 11.7% in 2024, with unemployed and renters most at risk

Thu, 20 Mar, 2025

Changing chanels
Call for crackdown as TV, phone, and broadband prices set to soar again
Eir, Sky, Three, and Vodafone will hike prices mid-contract for the third year in a row, prompting consumer watchdog call for action

Thu, 20 Mar, 2025

Residential property prices rose by 8% over past year
Residential property prices rose by 8% over past year
The median price of a home sold in Ireland was €359,999

Wed, 19 Mar, 2025

Sinn Fein health policy
Government 'throwing families under a bus' by ending energy credits
Sinn Féin's David Cullinane said in the Dáil that finance minister Paschal Donohoe was full of 'guff, bluff, and bluster' 

Thu, 06 Mar, 2025

A worker in a factory working on a traditional milling machine
Manufacturing sees strong growth despite uncertainty
The Irish manufacturing sector saw the fastest pace of growth in 12 months during February

Mon, 03 Mar, 2025

Demand for children’s disability services far exceed resources available, federation warns
Demand for children’s disability services far exceed resources available, federation warns
Families facing long waits for therapists and vital dentistry services

Thu, 27 Feb, 2025

Jim Power: Confused picture for Central Bankers 
Jim Power: Confused picture for Central Bankers 
In the world of economics and politics the surge in inflation in 2022 and the subsequent tightening of interest rates to bring it back under control has really been the biggest economic and political story in many countries around the world over the ...

Sun, 23 Feb, 2025

Table setting
Inflation rate ticks up again for the third straight month
Higher transport and restaurant costs saw inflation rate rise from 1.4% in December to 1.9% in January

Thu, 20 Feb, 2025

Fitzroy's Florist in Primrose Hill, London
Household spending outpaces inflation showing 'real gain' in consumption
New data from Bank of Ireland indicates a real gain in consumption of approximately 4%

Tue, 18 Feb, 2025

State urged to start building before Trump tariffs raise costs
State urged to start building before Trump tariffs raise costs
Global volatility could send costs rising again, warns Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland president

Wed, 05 Feb, 2025

Busy Shopping Street - Grafton Street in Dublin
Irish economic growth forecast revised up on strong spending
Bank of Ireland's 2025 GDP forecast for the Irish economy has been revised upwards to 4.3% 

Fri, 31 Jan, 2025

Irish consumers see improvements in their finances but worry pain may be on the way
Irish consumers see improvements in their finances but worry pain may be on the way
Consumer sentiment reaches six month high but nervousness remains

Mon, 27 Jan, 2025

Woman looking at houses and flats in the window of an estate agent in London, UK
Estate agents forecast Irish house prices will rise 6% this year
Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland says undersupply of homes will remain the dominant issue until annual completions exceed 40,000

Mon, 20 Jan, 2025

Couple Checking In At Hotel Reception
Inflation rise to 1.4% led by restaurant and hotel sector
The headline 1.4% rate is the second monthly rise since inflation bottomed out at 0.7% in September and October

Thu, 16 Jan, 2025

German inflation accelerates more than expected towards end of 2024
German inflation accelerates more than expected towards end of 2024
While eurozone inflation retreated rapidly in 2024, it’s now seen fluctuating around its current level

Mon, 06 Jan, 2025

Detail of a man shopping in supermarket
Irish people earn more but housing and cost of living continue to climb, new figures show
Rent and mortgage interest, food prices, and the cost of eating out contributed to the increased cost-of-living, CSO data shows

Fri, 03 Jan, 2025

Groceries price rises
Annual inflation ticks up to 1% during December 
Ireland’s inflation rate in November was 0.5%, compared to an EU average of 2.2%

Tue, 31 Dec, 2024

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