How 2025 became year of rising prices and cost of living
Irish consumers faced climbing house prices, grocery price inflation and health insurance premiums
Cost of Living
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How to get the best out of the St Stephen’s Day sales - even if they’re not what they used to be
The absence of headline items selling at massive discounts might be a reflection of the changing face of discounting in Ireland
Blarney Woollen Mills group books €4.2m profit despite cost challenges
Directors of Meadows and Byrne subsidiary warn ‘sourcing and pricing of key inputs’ remain a challenge
When things go right: Happy Christmas stories of the best of customer care
The local retailers and multinationals alike who go above and beyond to keep shoppers happy
US inflation data is hailed by Trump but does it tell the full story?
Wall Street says report, based on data drawn from second half of November skewed by Black Friday discounts, was ‘a mess’
Amid festive goodwill, Dáil reminded of 5,247 children facing homeless Christmas
British ambassador in attendance reminded of Irish position on Palestine protesters at final Dáil sitting
Oil falls below $60 a barrel on hopes of Russia-Ukraine peace deal
Brent crude hits lowest intraday level for six months
Wage costs for grocery retailers up almost 40% since 2020, says Excel Recruitment
Rising retail crime adding to cost base as supermarkets forced to hire security staff
Toy story: 15 fads of Christmases past
From Raggedy Ann Dolls to Tamagotchis, toy fads have certainly evolved
What to wear for a flight? It makes sense to look smart
But not because of anything to do with the US transport secretary’s campaign to civilise air travel
Too rich for social housing, too poor to rent or buy. Who will help Ireland’s squeezed middle?
The challenge for the two big parties of Government is how to hold on to – or win back – this vital but disparate middle ground
Inflation explainer: why are prices in Ireland accelerating again?
What is driving the latest tick up in headline inflation here
‘It’s poverty’: Capuchin Christmas food voucher tickets draw ‘longest’ queue in years
An extra 500 tickets were printed this year after distressing scenes last December when they initially ran out
The new US poverty line: $140,000
Claim by Wall Street portfolio manager that families need $140,000 income to function goes viral
Patients face €20 charge for blister pack medication previously covered by State, says Doherty
Taoiseach says ‘we will go back and discuss this with the HSE’ but it was never agreed the State should pay
‘Death trap’: After dodging dodgy car, reader seeks to save others
Buyer told to ‘run a mile’ after mechanic uncovers problems with second-hand car that had passed NCT
Almost 15% of population were deprived of basic needs in 2025, CSO figures show
Renters account for six in 10 people living in enforced deprivation
‘I’ve never been ignored and mistreated to this degree’: New mother repeatedly let down by Currys
A cooker from the retailer caused an endless stream of disappointments over many months
Ireland dodged a bullet this year. But there’s a caveat
Trouble for Simon Harris is that GDP figures don’t tend to cheer you up if you are juggling a long commute, childcare costs and soaring grocery bills
In Ireland, the ‘working poor’ will determine future elections
Life in Ireland today looks nothing like it did when benchmark metrics were defined
‘You can hear the stress in people’s voices’: St Vincent de Paul’s 900 calls for help in a single morning
Christmas time is exceptionally busy for the charity and those staffing its phone lines as people find making ends meet ‘really, really tough’
Why are Irish supermarket prices still so high? Here’s why €100 feels like the new €20 when you’re doing the shopping
More than three years of price hikes have left many Irish families worse off by at least €3,500 annually
Debate on further ECB rate cut all but closed
With headline inflation hovering at 2%, and continuing nerves on tariff impacts, policymakers are expected to hold rates steady
Irish inflation climbs over 3% again on higher energy and food prices
Latest flash estimate puts annualised rate of price growth at 3.2% in November with wider euro zone figure due out on Thuesday
Beware the ghost of “Buy Now Pay Later” and have a savvy Christmas
Pricewatch reckons the cost of an Irish Christmas in 2025 will be about €700 more than five years ago
‘Regift the bejaysus out of it’: 21 tips for a cheaper Christmas, from readers and from us
Stop buying gifts for adults and forget matching PJs seem sensible suggestions; pretend it’s not happening and print made-up vouchers, less so
Food prices may moderate but won’t return to levels before Russia invaded Ukraine
Climate change could make food prices more volatile in the future
Irish Life Health hikes prices for fourth time since January
Average price increase of 5 per cent but many customers facing much higher rises
Four steps to being clever with your smart meter
Two million of us have smart meters but most don’t use them to cut electricity bills
Weekly pay growth continues to outpace inflation in third quarter
Information and communication workers remain the highest paid workers in the State
Irish consumers plan to spend less this Black Friday weekend
Ireland is still one of the highest spending nations amongst European countries, where the average spend is €268
100 Irish websites for all your Christmas presents, from Claddagh Guinness socks to cheese
A curated, all-Irish roundup of the best places to shop for gifts — online and on time
Supervalu owner Musgrave made €2.6m weekly profit in year of record sales
Owner of SuperValu, Centra, Mace and Donnybrook Fair franchises says cost of living and value are ‘critically important’ for customers
Health insurer Laya sees profit before tax more than double to €19m
Premiums for insurer’s 717,000 customers rose by an average of just under 14% in first year under new owner, Axa, after €650m deal
PTSB customer given the runaround trying to access virtual money
Mark was left exasperated by the amount of time and effort it took him to push his bank into resolving what seemed like a simple problem
Left’s unity from Catherine Connolly campaign faces its first big tests
Many quote Brendan Behan and suggest the first item on the agenda for a left alliance will be the split. They said the same about the Catherine Connolly campaign
I was wrongly told a dress was vintage - so asked for a refund. Then the row started
Under consumer law, goods have to be fit for purpose and as advertised
Grocery inflation remains over 6% as Christmas spending ramps up
Dunnes holds top slot in supermarkets with Tesco close behind, says retail analysts Worldpanel by Numerator
‘Aer Lingus ghosted me’: Overbooking, a vanishing reservation and ‘zero communication’
One passenger was denied boarding due to overbooking, while another had issue rebooking flights after technical problem
Ireland’s most expensive toll road journeys costing ‘the better part of €100 a week’
Tolls on several major roadways are set to rise in 2026 for private motorists as well as hauliers
Inflation reaches highest rate in more than a year
Cost of living rises as staple products see jumps in price
Rathwood Garden Furniture: Some customers are starting to run out of patience
Pricewatch has received correspondence from dozens of customers who continue to experience difficulties dealing with the company
Greencore on track for €1.4bn Bakkavor deal as Bristol site sale appeases watchdog
Bristol facility makes chilled sauces and soups and accounts for 1% of the £4bn sales of planned combined group
Dáil cost of living clash as Doherty claims Government has ‘magic money tree’ for ‘big boys’
Tánaiste Simon Harris accused SF finance spokesman of using his ‘single transferrable speech’
Irish households are wealthier than ever. You’re not the only one who didn’t notice
There is a wealth illusion, and poorer households are particularly vulnerable to the policies that flow from it
The cost of Christmas 2025: Why this will be one of the most expensive festive seasons yet
With no cost-of-living supports, this is shaping up to be one of the most expensive festive seasons ever. We totted it all up
The Italian restaurant in Dublin that takes bookings 90 days in advance
Grano is built on simplicity, strong family bonds, a sense of social solidarity and community
Irish restaurants and soaring costs: ‘Two years ago, my dinner menu was €49, now it’s €69’
Diners may baulk at smaller portions, slimmer menus and higher bills, but owners have little choice
Would Zohran Mamdani’s plan for free buses work in Dublin?
New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has tapped into frustration with city’s service by pledging to make it free
Motor insurance premiums jump 9%, with increase blamed on repair costs and injury claims
Total cost of settlements rose to record €896m in 2024 despite fall-off in claims
ECB keeps rates unchanged while warning of uncertain impact from tariffs
As expected, bank’s governing council keeps key deposit rate at 2 per cent
Rising energy and food prices keep Irish inflation rate elevated at 2.7%
The latest flash estimate put the annualised rate of Irish price growth at 2.7 per cent
ECB in a holding pattern on interest rates
After eight rate cuts, ECB appears to be sitting tight for now and the next rates move could be upwards, say analysts
Tourist numbers rebound but revenue drops 16%
Latest CSO figures show visitor numbers rebounded in September but the number of nights they stayed here was down
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