Rural Life
A TD has called on the government to take action to offset increases in petrol and diesel costs for road users.
Agri-Business
Clearances of marked gas oil, otherwise known as green diesel, were 1% higher in the first eight months of 2025, the CSO said.
Excise clearances of marked gas oil, also known as green diesel, were up 1.6% in the first seven months of 2025, the CSO said.
Excise clearances of green diesel was 10% higher in February this year compared with the same month a year ago according to the CSO.
Excise clearances of marked gas oil or ‘green diesel’, in January 2024 were 5% lower when than a year previously, the CSO said.
Agri Politics
A senator is calling on the government to cut the VAT rate on hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) for the agriculture sector.
The Consumer Price Index rose by 1.4% between December 2023 and December 2024, up from an annual increase of 1% in the 12 months to Nov 2024.
The CSO has said that clearances of marked gas oil, or green diesel, in October were 18% higher compared to the same month a year previously.
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has said that only 7% of marked gas oil (green diesel) sales occurred through forecourts in 2023.
Clearances of marked gas oil, or green diesel, in September were 15% higher when compared to the same month last year, according to the CSO.
Over 400,000 households across the country that are qualified for the 2024 Fuel Allowance will receive a lump sum payment this week.
Revenue’s Customs Service detected suspected laundered fuel for sale at two filling stations in Co. Meath and Co. Roscommon
Consumer prices fell by 0.9% in the month between August 2024 and September 2024 according to the...
Machinery
The basic road trailer has changed little over the decades, although angle iron has given way to...
N.Ireland
The PSNI ordered the seizure of vehicles following the discovery of a suspected fuel laundering plant in Lisnaskea, Co. Fermanagh
EU ethanol biorefineries have produced more food and animal feed than fuel in 2023, according to new data published by ePURE.
Tillage
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is projecting that Irish tillage incomes will remain, basically, unchanged in 2024
Opposition parties are urging the government not to impose another fuel excise tax increase planned for this week.
Certa is returning as the official fuel sponsor for this year's National Ploughing Championships and European Vintage Contest, the NPA said.
Fuels for Ireland (FFI), the representative body for fuel retailers has urgently called on the new...
Recent data from AA Ireland indicate that fuel prices dropped in June due to a decrease in crude oil costs.
Gardaí are investigating the theft of fuel from a tractor and another vehicle from a farmyard in Co. Donegal.
The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) has called for any fall in wholesale diesel price to be immediately passed onto the end user.
