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''Not a lot Electric Ireland or any providers can do to protect themselves or consumers against these price increases''

Prepare yourself to add another €108 a year to your electricity bill, as Electric Ireland will...

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16.56 1 Oct 2021


''Not a lot Electric Ireland or any providers can do to protect themselves or consumers against these price increases''


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16.56 1 Oct 2021


Prepare yourself to add another €108 a year to your electricity bill, as Electric Ireland will raise the costs of energy prices for a second time this year. One of Ireland’s biggest energy suppliers joins the price hike trend, raising the cost of electricity by 9,3 % and gas by 7%.

The move will impact around 1.1 million electricity customers and 145,000 gas customers.

Kieran was joined by Conor Pope, Price Watch editor at The Irish Times...

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