Micheál Martin warned the government does 'not have certainty in terms of what could potentially unfold in the weeks ahead'

The Government expects fuel prices to come down within hours.

Government leaders agreed a set of measures to help mitigate the impact of rising fuel prices sparked by the conflict in the Middle East.

Around 40 to 50 per cent of fuel cost in Ireland is made up of taxes and levies

Leading economist, Charlie Weston, warned that the cost of diesel and petrol could climb by 70 cent extra per litre, due to the ongoing violence in Iran.

Budget 2026 was relatively gentle on motorists

The report found that used EV prices are down 2.8% on last year

Petrol held steady at an average of €1.80 per litre, Diesel is unchanged at an average of €1.77 per litre, and there was no change in EV costs. 

However, the cost of running an Electric Vehicle drops by three cents in the last month.

Petrol has increased to an average of €1.80 per litre, while diesel is an average of €1.77 per litre

The cost of filling your car with petrol or diesel is creeping up again

Electric vehicle owners can expect to pay an average of €808.64 per year to cover an average of 17,000 km per year.

The changes will mean an additional €1.20 per full tank of 60 litres for motorists, according to Fuels for Ireland.

The price of running an Electric vehicle has gone down, as owners can expect to pay an average of €857.77 per year

In June, the average price of a litre of petrol or diesel was €1.79 and €1.71 respectively

The Minister for Public Expenditure announced plans on Wednesday to spend more than two billion euro for projects under the National Development Plan.

The cost of petrol and diesel will rise from midnight on April 1st

While sales of new all-electric cars continued to grow - with 4,109 registrations compared to 3,674 in January 2023 - their share of the new car market remained at 13 per cent.

The offer will run from 1pm to 4pm on Thursday

Company car Benefit-In-Kind reliefs have been extended