Gas price to rise by 39% and Electric by 27% in April.

Oil went up from 90 to $120 a barrel when the war started, and the price of home heating oil and petrol and diesel rocketed.

Oil per barrel dropping back...but prices will stay high.

Walking through the shopping centre recently, Parkway in Limerick. Most shops were pretty quiet, big Dunnes didn't have many people in there, most shops waiting for customers. But, massive queue for the nail salon. I've no idea how much they cost, but my god what a waste of money. No doubt the vast majority of those queuing are the same giving out about the cost of living.

It's coming, nothing we can do about it really. And asking the gubbermint for help is pointless, they've way too many hands outstretched at the moment, can't put money in them all. People will have to ease back on a lot of luxuries, but they're not affected imo, cutting back on a luxury is nothing. It's the people who are already struggling who barely scrape by as it is that will feel the worst of this.

People do need to step back from their wasteful lives. Fashion should be the first to take a hit, as it really is completely unnecessary. That includes nails, hair, etc beyond the basic grooming. People will need to re-evaluate if that foreign holiday is really required. But the worst of all, and this will be shocking to some, people may have to start wearing warm clothes in their own house in stead of using the heating! Shocking stuff.

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Standing charge never gets much of a mention in the meja and PSO only at budget time.

I also laugh at all these women queuing up to get men to do their nails! Don't think I've ever seen a female employee in there!

The ESB already said they would put up standing charges 27%. The cost of doing business they said.

Last time I checked, standing charges weren't a commodity fluctuating on world markets because of Putins war.

It's gouge express at the ESB.

Talking about parties and saying Greens were not in power is muddying the waters. It was journalists, activists and influencers with green brain fog who pushed all other parties to change policies because something, something global warming, climate change and poor polar bears. Everyone wanted to have a picture with Greta and went on mad train to nowhere chitchatting and patting themselves on the back how great we are saving the planet. At some point it was so militant that anyone who dared to mention that the likes of China keep adding coal power plants was immediately attacked with idiotic statements that change must start somewhere and similar nonsense.

It was pretty much obvious that this is going to happen, covid lockdowns accelerated inevitable and we were well on the way to hell. Good thing now is that there is a bogeyman at hand who can be blamed for it all.

Dont worry. They will increase the standing charge too to get people like you who cut back. how dare you?

I was just wondering can you switch early to another supplier as the terms of the contract have been changed by the supplier, similar to a mobile phone contract for example?