Our poor pockets...
The price of a litre of petrol in Ireland has gone above 2 euro for the first time.
Maxol's M3 Mulhuddart service station in Dublin was charging 200 cents per litre for premium petrol at one point yesterday.
AA Ireland had recently been predicting the price would exceed the 2 euro barrier.
Independent.ie reports that at the time of inspection at the station, the price of a standard litre of unleaded petrol was 192.5 cent per litre.
While premium diesel stood at 191.5 and 183.5 for a standard litre of diesel.
Image via PixabayThere has been a nationwide surge in petrol and diesel prices, as well as general cost of living.
The paper reports that figures published by AA Ireland recently show fuel prices have increased by more than a third in the past two years.
While prices at the pumps are now at their highest since 1991, that's when AA Ireland started recording them.
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries met last night but decided not to increase supplies.
While the Russia-Ukraine conflict is also having a huge impact.
Sanctions have been placed on Russia over their invasion, and Russia are a significant exporter of both oil and gas.
