Energia the latest supplier to hike prices

It is the second time this year the company has upped its prices. 

Energia has become the latest energy company to announce yet another price hike to hit Irish households, with electricity bills to rise to around €510 a year and the average gas bill to rise €521.

Dual fuel customers will face an annual rise of €1,030 to their bills, with the rise effective from Friday 7 October.