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Over one million Irish households hit with energy bill increases as government urged to take action

Irish Mirror

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July 5, 2026

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Over one million Irish households hit with energy bill increases as government urged to take action

The prie hikes are set to add up to 300 a year to household costs

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Irish Mirror

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· Jul 1, 2026

Over one million Irish homes to see energy bills increase from today

Ireland already has the highest electricity costs in the EU

Sky News Australia

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· Jul 6, 2026

'Energy poverty' explodes as Labor costs Australians $23 billion

Shadow Energy Minister Dan Tehan says soaring power bills and rising energy poverty expose Labor's failure to deliver on its promise to cut household electricity costs. “The total figure, $23 billion nationwide, is how much they’ve gone up by, and that’s over $1000 for most average households; this is when they were promised to go down by $275,” Mr Tehan told Sky News host Chris Kenny. “Chris Bowen remains as hapless as ever about trying to address this and fix this, and he’s blindly still pursuing his renewables-only approach. “It’s a disgrace; we’ve seen the number of people hit with energy poverty increase now to be over 250,000 households, and they do not seem to care that this number continues to grow under their policies.”

Irish News

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· Jul 6, 2026

The tax advantages of moving to Ireland

Each week, experts from AAB answer readers’ questions on tax

Financial Times

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· Jun 30, 2026

Scottish Power calls on regulator to securitise bad UK energy debts

Household energy debts hit £4.8bn in the UK, adding more than £50 a year to the average bill

LabourList

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· Jun 24, 2026

‘The public isn’t against net zero. They’re waiting for it to pay them back’

In July, events in the Middle East will push the typical family’s energy bill to £1,862, a 13 The post ‘The public isn’t against net zero. They’re waiting for it to pay them back’ appeared first on LabourList.

RTÉ News

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· Jun 22, 2026

36% of families in arrears over last 12 months - report

New research carried out for the children's charity Barnardo's has found that just over one-third of families went into arrears on their energy bills at some point over the last 12 months.

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Related coverage for "Over one million Irish households hit with energy bill increases as government urged to take action": Irish Mirror — Over one million Irish homes to see energy bills increase from today. Sky News Australia — 'Energy poverty' explodes as Labor costs Australians $23 billion. Irish News — The tax advantages of moving to Ireland. Financial Times — Scottish Power calls on regulator to securitise bad UK energy debts. LabourList — ‘The public isn’t against net zero. They’re waiting for it to pay them back’. RTÉ News — 36% of families in arrears over last 12 months - report