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Fuel

# fuel - Today’s News

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# fuel - Yesterday’s News

From Business ETC Ryanair

€569 million – Ryanair’s profit for last year up 13%

The airline reported the profits despite higher fuel costs, which represents 45 per cent of the companies total costs.

# fuel - Monday 22 April, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Fuel Prices

Average driver to spend €243 on petrol this month, paying €138.50 in tax

The latest price survey by the AA Roadwatch has shown that petrol now costs an average of 162 cent per litre, while diesel costs an average of 153.8 cent.

# fuel - Friday 5 April, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Should motor tax be scrapped and included in the cost of fuel?

New changes to the arrears system once again raise the question of whether tax should instead be included in fuel.

# fuel - Wednesday 27 March, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Fuel Allowance

Winter fuel allowance to be extended following cold snap

The 410,000 people in receipt of the weekly €20 allowance will be given the allowance for an extra week.

# fuel - Saturday 23 March, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Fracking

Column: The UK is exploring its shale gas future, we should do the same

Fracking is an emotively driven environmental issue – but the Irish government could do worse than follow the UK in opening up the market here for exploration, writes Aaron McKenna.

# fuel - Monday 18 March, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Commuting

Commuters could save thousands by ditching their cars – Bus Éireann

A new survey has found that some commuters could also have a month’s worth of travel bus services for less than the cost of a tank of petrol.

# fuel - Monday 25 February, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Fuel Laundering

Revenue to introduce new marker system in crackdown on fuel laundering

The current marker system has been deemed ineffective as criminals use acid to wash the dye from the agri-fuel.

# fuel - Friday 1 February, 2013

From Business ETC Manufacturing

Manufacturing growth rate slows in January – PMI

The manufacturing sector saw its slowest rate of expansion in nine months during January, the latest monthly purchasing managers’ index from NCB showed.

# fuel - Monday 28 January, 2013

From Business ETC Ryanair

Ryanair reports profits of €18m in third quarter of 2012

A survey conducted by the airline shows 87 per cent of customers were satisfied or very satisfied with their flight.

# fuel - Monday 31 December, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Fuel

Ryanair to issue defamation proceedings against The Sun

The airline said that they had decided to take legal action over what they termed as “false and inaccurate claims”.

# fuel - Monday 3 December, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Breakdowns

Rise in number of motorists using wrong fuel, says AA

Motorists are being hit with large bills after accidentally putting unsuitable fuel into their vehicles.

# fuel - Wednesday 24 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Fuel

Oil laundering plant uncovered in Louth

The plant in Dundalk had the capacity to launder some 18 million litres of fuel a year with a potential loss of €9 milllion to the exchequer.

# fuel - Saturday 20 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Fuel

Revenue close down 38 filling stations this year in black market crackdown

The Revenue Commissioners have warned that the illegal trade in oil laundering represents a serious threat to the Exchequer.

# fuel - Monday 1 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Laundering

Two arrested after discovery of oil laundering plants

The plants had a combined capacity to launder 20 million litres of fuel a year.

# fuel - Thursday 20 September, 2012

From Business ETC Ryanair

Report confirms Ryanair complied with EU operations procedures

Irish and Spanish aviation and transport authorities met yesterday to discuss the airline’s safety standards.

# fuel - Wednesday 19 September, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Revenue

Customs officers uncover oil laundering plant in Monaghan

Eight tonnes of toxic sludge was recovered at the plant in Clontibret, which Revenue says cost the exchequer about €1m a year.

# fuel - Friday 7 September, 2012

From Business ETC Winter's Coming

Survey reveals up to 10pc difference in oil prices across Ireland

The National Consumer Agency’s home heating oil survey shows people in Galway could pay more than anyone else.

From TheJournal.ie 9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Friday

Good morning! Here’s what you need to know as you kick off your Friday.

# fuel - Sunday 2 September, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Explainer

Explainer: What is laundered fuel?

How exactly does diesel get ‘washed’?

# fuel - Friday 31 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Laundered Fuel

20,000 litres of laundered fuel seized at Dublin Port

The fuel was on its way out of the country when it was intercepted.

# fuel - Tuesday 28 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Target Express

Sit-in at Cork Target Express plant begins after company ceases trading

Meanwhile, the Irish Road Haulage Association has said it fears there will be thousands more job losses before Christmas because of fuel price increases.

# fuel - Thursday 23 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Petrol Prices

No plans for fuel tax cuts to help struggling motorists

The Department of Finance has said the price of petrol and diesel is outside of the Government’s control.

# fuel - Saturday 18 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Need To Know This post contains videos

The Evening Fix: Saturday

Things we learned, loved and shared today…

From TheJournal.ie Prime Numbers

Points, petrol and Roses of Tralee: The week in numbers

Just how expensive was Robin van Persie? And how badly are you penalised if you breach trade sanctions?

From TheJournal.ie Fuel

Prepare for a hike in petrol prices, warns AA Ireland

AA Ireland’s Conor Faughnan says ‘super-taxes’ on fuel are a central factor in petrol prices.

# fuel - Friday 17 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Air France

Air France passengers asked to chip in for fuel

Passengers rounded up around €17,000 but the airline found another way to pay for the fuel on the emergency stopover in Damascus.

# fuel - Tuesday 7 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Bills Bills Bills

Number of people having gas and electricity cut off has tripled

Almost 7,000 customers had their gas or electricity disconnected in the first three months of this year.

# fuel - Sunday 22 July, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Egypt

Egypt: Militants attack gas pipeline

Militants have blown up a gas pipeline in the country’s Sinai Peninsula that used to transport fuel to Israel – the 15th such attack since last year’s popular uprising that ousted longtime leader Hosni Mubarak.

# fuel - Saturday 21 July, 2012

From Business ETC Oil

Explosion shuts down pipeline bringing oil from Iraq to world markets

An explosion and fire have affected two pipelines which carry about 25 million tons of crude oil a year.

# fuel - Tuesday 10 July, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Laundering

Revenue uncovers oil laundering plant in Co Monaghan

The plant was operating when gardaí searched the premises, and represented a potential loss to the Exchequer of around €7.5m per year.

# fuel - Friday 1 June, 2012

From Business ETC Oil

Oil price dips on poor US jobs and China economy reports

Purchasing manager survey data from India, China, the US and the eurozone also impacted on oil today.

# fuel - Wednesday 16 May, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Smuggling

Oil laundering plant, cigarettes and smuggled fuel seized by Customs

Seizures were made in three separate operations today by the Revenue’s Customs Service.

# fuel - Monday 14 May, 2012

From Business ETC Futureshock

Price of oil could double in a decade, warns IMF paper

A working paper commissioned by the IMF says previous trends in oil prices point to a major surge in costs by 2022.

# fuel - Saturday 12 May, 2012

Lewis Hamilton stripped of Spanish GP pole position

Race stewarts say the McLarens Mercedes car did not meet fuel rules.

# fuel - Sunday 6 May, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Seized Stuff

What happens to the things that the gardaí or Revenue seize?

We take a look at what happens to the cars, jewellery, cash and drugs that are seized or recovered by Irish authorities.

# fuel - Sunday 29 April, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Back To The Future

Column: Why I’m bringing the DeLorean back – as an electric car

Electricity is more readily available and cheaper than petrol, but people need to be converted to electric cars and realise that you can still get high performance from those vehicles, writes Stephen Wynne.

# fuel - Tuesday 24 April, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Petrol Prices

FF accuses government of being “out of touch” in fuel levy dispute

Timmy Dooley strikes back at Michael Noonan’s dismissals, saying the minister himself explained the economics last week.

From TheJournal.ie Petrol Prices

Noonan: FF is in ‘economic dreamland’ with plan to cut fuel prices

Michael Noonan dismissed Fianna Fáil’s plan as ‘wishful thinking’ and said it would take €150 million out of the economy.

# fuel - Wednesday 18 April, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Fracking

UK: Ministers set to approve the extension of fracking

Meanwhile, Ireland’s Environmental Protection Agency is undertaking an investigation the possible implications of fracking.

# fuel - Wednesday 11 April, 2012

From Business ETC Investigation

APHCI lodges complaint against Bord Gáis with Competition Authority

The Association of Plumbing and Heating Contractors of Ireland has accused Bord Gáis of engaging in anti-competitive behaviour.

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