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

A reversal of a reduced rate of excise duty on petrol and diesel is planned for August.

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

The price of crude oil has risen slightly to €76.70 per barrel.

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 incident happened at Henry Jones Playing Fields in Castlreagh

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

Company car Benefit-In-Kind reliefs have been extended