🗣️ "[It] is simply outside the reach of ordinary working families.”
Concerns are growing over the impact of rising energy prices in Ireland, with calls for the Government intervene to protect households.
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🚨 IEA agrees biggest oil reserve release ever - how bad could Iran war fallout get?
🚨 Taoiseach heads to Washington with $6.1bn investments pledge - will FDI face pressure?
🚨 Energy costs rising - cut fuel taxes?
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“Every day that Donald Trump doesn’t call out that so much of the US tax base is in this jurisdiction is a lucky day for Ireland,”
says Aidan Regan, Professor of Political Economy, UCD.
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Donald Trump is "hell bent on causing chaos across Europe," says Sorca Clarke TD, Sinn Féin. She says Ireland "needs to be strong" and call out the "illegal invasion" of Iran.
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It looks like we are in for a "long war" and not a "short one," says Sean Bell, Military Analyst.
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"The last budget was unpopular. There was nothing there for working families," says Kevin Doyle, Group Head of News, Irish Independent. #TonightVMTV
“700,000 households rely on home heating oil - today it’s about €1,900 for 1,000 litres.”
Sorca Clarke TD - Sinn Fein
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There have been "significant measures" taken to date to support households and businesses, says Naoise Ó Cearúil TD, Fianna Fail.
He says any new support measures will be "targeted".
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Oil reserve releases might make a difference "for a few weeks,” says Aidan Regan - Professor of Political Economy, UCD.
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On #TonightVMTV at 10pm with guest presenter Shane Coleman
🚨 IEA agrees biggest oil reserve release ever - how bad could Iran war fallout get?
🚨 Taoiseach heads to Washington with $6.1bn investments pledge - will FDI face pressure?
🚨 Energy costs rising - cut fuel taxes?
🗣️ "A person going to work pays carbon tax on the diesel they buy... if you decide to go on holiday, none of the planes pay carbon tax."
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🚨 Fuel costs surge - will the government step in?
🚨 Hauliers warn disruption could return without support.
🚨 Middle East tensions escalate - how far could the conflict spread?
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On #TonightVMTV at 10pm with guest presenter Shane Coleman
🚨 Calls for intervention as energy costs spike - is the government over a barrel?
🚨 Iran war - how severe could global economic impact be?
🚨 Oval Office trip - will Connolly’s criticism add pressure on Taoiseach?
🗣️ “When the Taoiseach talked about high prices and wanting to do something about it – he should look a bit closer to home,”
Kevin McPartlan, CEO, Fuels for Ireland has urged a closer examination of domestic policy decisions affecting energy costs.
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🚨 First flight from the Middle East due in Dublin.
🚨 Rising oil prices fuel cost-of-living anxiety – could temporary supports help?
🚨 Middle East latest: 'Worst-case' scenario or is regime change really possible?
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🗣️ “Where was Sinn Féin when it came to calling out the Iranian regime?” - Albert Dolan TD, Fianna Fáil
🗣️ “Your leader was the Taoiseach when the Irish government decided to reopen the embassy in Iran,” - Matt Carthy TD, Sinn Féin
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🗣️ “I can't think of an instance where bombing a country ended up resulting in a better situation,” says says Matt Carthy TD, Sinn Féin.
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🗣️ “I'm close to tears even thinking about it – it's been really hard,”
@virginmedianews.bsky.social reporter Hannah Murphy has been speaking to relatives awaiting the arrival of the first flight from Dubai Dubai since conflict broke out in the Middle East.
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🗣️ “He stated that we were militarily on the side of one side in a conflict – something that no Taoiseach has ever said before,” - Matt Carthy, Sinn Féin
🗣️ “Sinn Féin were very quick to throw Ukraine under the bus when they were looking for support at a European level,” - Albert Dolan, Fianna Fáil
🗣️ “Everybody knows it was illegal – why not just say it?” - Shane Coleman.
🗣️ “Well, it's only in time that we'll find out if it was illegal or not,” - Albert Dolan TD, Fianna Fáil
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🗣️ “Regime change seems not to be part of that [White House plans], which is extremely dangerous,” says says Tara Kangarlou, Global Affairs Journalist.
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🗣️ “They [the Iranian public] have this glimmer of hope, as they're being bombarded, that maybe this is our chance to see a different future,” says Tara Kangarlou, Global Affairs Journalist.
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🗣️ “You retrofit their home… and we don't leave people living in cold homes,” says Albert Dolan, Fianna Fáil TD.
🗣️ “They have the benefit of a cold house and also the benefit of being penalised by your government for the luxury of it,” says Matt Carthy, Sinn Féin TD.
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🗣️ “The very people who were fleeced in the budget… are now facing a crisis in their household finances,” says Matt Carthy, Sinn Féin TD.
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🗣️ “It's going to create a real challenge both politically and fiscally,” says Barra Roantree, Assistant Professor of Economics at TCD.
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🗣️ “If they do think that price gouging is happening, how are they actually going to deal with this without bringing in cost-of-living measures?” says Claire Scott, Political Correspondent, The Sunday Times Ireland.
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🗣️ “The cost increases we have seen, the gouging which we have seen – for which the Government have said they're going to sit on their hands for,” says Matt Carthy TD, Sinn Féin
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