Fuel
# fuel - Today’s News
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# fuel - Yesterday’s News
€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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
Explainer: What is laundered fuel?
How exactly does diesel get ‘washed’?
# fuel - Friday 31 August, 2012
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
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
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
The Evening Fix: Saturday
Things we learned, loved and shared today…
Points, petrol and Roses of Tralee: The week in numbers
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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
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
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
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
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
Revenue uncovers oil laundering plant in Co Monaghan
The plant was operating when gardaà searched the premises, and represented a potential loss to the Exchequer of around €7.5m per year.
# fuel - Friday 1 June, 2012
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
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
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
What happens to the things that the gardaà 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
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
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.
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
UK: Ministers set to approve the extension of fracking
Meanwhile, Ireland’s Environmental Protection Agency is undertaking an investigation the possible implications of fracking.



























































