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# Diesel

This year
2024
Debunked: Video does not show a diesel-powered generator recharging an electric Bus Éireann vehicle
Most cars registered in 2023 fuelled by petrol or diesel, despite large rise in new electric cars
Last year
2023
Excise increases on petrol and diesel postponed to next year (but Carbon Tax still set to rise)
Motorists face increased costs as price of petrol and diesel set to rise from tomorrow
Petrol prices: Donohoe defends excise rate increase, says not doing so would cost €700m
Full tank of petrol to rise by €3.60, diesel by €3 as excise duty cuts expire at midnight
Ireland is switching to E10 petrol - what does this mean for drivers?
Fuel prices at lowest level since September 2021, but are expected to rise again
Excise duty cuts on petrol and diesel to remain for now - but it will increase from June
All time
No 'magic money tree' to help with fuel costs, says minister as pump prices jump above €2 a litre
Petrol prices rise over €2 per litre mark following EU announcement of Russian oil ban
Rising fuel prices push motorists to reconsider their car usage
Criticism over soaring home heating oil costs as Martin says hands are tied due to EU VAT rules
Excise cut: Average tank of petrol should drop by €12 and diesel by €9, says government
Govt expected to move on cut to fuel excise in the next week or two
Have you cut down your car journeys because of the cost of fuel?
Govt to take further action on rising cost of living before October's Budget, says Varadkar
Varadkar says Govt may reduce excise duty on petrol as prices soar to €2 per litre
Coveney: EU states must be given 'extraordinary flexibilities' to deal with rise in fuel prices
'The price of petrol will drop — but you're going to be disappointed'
Cost of a litre of petrol at lowest level recorded since April 2016
117,000 new cars registered in Ireland in 2019 and just 3% were electric
Electric car drivers will have to pay for charging with ESB set to announce cost next month
Budget 2019: Winners and Losers
Slight drop in cost of petrol and diesel, but we're still paying more than last year
Putting diesel fuel tax on par with petrol 'justifiable', report finds
Poll: Will your next car be an electric one?
Diesel emissions may be responsible for 5,000 deaths in Europe every year
Poll: Will your next car be an electric car?
UK to ban sale of all diesel and petrol cars by 2040 'to clean up dirty air on roads'
Petrol and diesel prices have fallen for four months in a row and are set to drop further
Going climate neutral: Volvo to phase out traditional engines
The price of fuel is going down but motorists are still paying far more than they did last year
Petrol prices drop for first time in six months
The cost of petrol and diesel is still marching ever upwards
Volkswagen pleads guilty in emissions cheating scandal, set to pay extra €4bn in fines
Poll: Do you think there should be restrictions on diesel vehicles?
The cost of buying a car has gone down, but fewer new ones were sold last month
Filling your car is becoming very, very expensive - here's why
Applegreen where winning Euromillions ticket was sold runs out of cheap petrol