Agri-Business
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.
Machinery
Excise clearances of green diesel (marked gas oil) were up 1% in May 2025 at 105 million litres,...
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has said that only 7% of marked gas oil (green diesel) sales occurred through forecourts in 2023.
Rural Life
There was a 8% year-on-year decrease in the volume of excise clearances of green diesel in August 2024, according to the CSO.
New figures show a double digit fall in the number of both new and used tractors licensed in July compared to the same month last year.
Opposition parties are urging the government not to impose another fuel excise tax increase planned for this week.
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.
TD, Marian Harkin told the Dáil that if the government goes ahead with the rise fuel prices in October it will "close businesses.....
The Rural Independent Group leader has called on the government to reverse the recent increase in fuel excise as "motorists are under siege".
Excise clearances of marked gas oil (green diesel) in February 2024 were the lowest clearances recorded for February since 2017.
An independent TD has slammed the government for allowing increases in excise duty for fuel to go ahead this week.
Excise clearances of unleaded petrol have seen a 13% increase since January 2023, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
Excise clearances of marked gas oil (green diesel) for 2023 saw a decrease of 4.5% when compared with 2022.
The government has decided to postpone a planned increase in the fuel excise rate applied to petrol, diesel and green diesel until next year.
The government has confirmed that excise duty on petrol, diesel and marked gas oil (green diesel) will increase from midnight tonight.
The planned rise in excise duty on Friday for all fuel types must be suspended indefinitely, according to the IFA farm business chair
Diesel and petrol powered cars have been offered a reprieve by EU ministers after a vote to ban them by the EU parliament.
The European Parliament's recent vote to ban diesel and petrol-powered cars faces the the dual hurdles of practicality and desirability.
Environment
The European Parliament has today (Tuesday, February 14) voted to end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2035.
The average price of fuel decreased by around 10% across the country in December, according to a survey by AA Ireland.
Irish motorists driving diesel cars are now spending up to 20c/L more than those driving petrol...
Electric and hybrid cars are becoming more popular and accounted for 21% of all new cars licenced in the first seven months of this year.
