Rip-off Ireland - Tourist sector must examine soaring costs

This country’s reputation as the leading rip-off merchant in Europe has been cemented by yesterday’s damning report of the National Competitiveness Council (NCC).

In benchmarking Ireland’s performance in relation to the prices of consumer goods and services, the NCC found that the average cost of goods and services has increased in this country by 22% more than our trading partners in the past four years.

This country’s consumer price inflation has exceeded the average of the eurozone and the member states of the EU for each of the past seven years.