Brian Joyce (31) threatened to set fire to a hitch-hiker after pulling out a plastic bottle full of petrol.

Petrol held steady at an average of €1.80 per litre, Diesel is unchanged at an average of €1.77 per litre, and there was no change in EV costs. 

However, the cost of running an Electric Vehicle drops by three cents in the last month.

Petrol has increased to an average of €1.80 per litre, while diesel is an average of €1.77 per litre

The directors state that “lower selling prices for fuel and petroleum products reflected the decline in commodity market prices and resulted in revenue that was lower than in the prior year."

Electric vehicle owners can expect to pay an average of €808.64 per year to cover an average of 17,000 km per year.

The changes will mean an additional €1.20 per full tank of 60 litres for motorists, according to Fuels for Ireland.

The price of running an Electric vehicle has gone down, as owners can expect to pay an average of €857.77 per year

In June, the average price of a litre of petrol or diesel was €1.79 and €1.71 respectively

A reversal of a reduced rate of excise duty on petrol and diesel is planned for August.

The Minister for Public Expenditure announced plans on Wednesday to spend more than two billion euro for projects under the National Development Plan.

The cost of petrol and diesel will rise from midnight on April 1st

The price of crude oil has risen slightly to €76.70 per barrel.

While sales of new all-electric cars continued to grow - with 4,109 registrations compared to 3,674 in January 2023 - their share of the new car market remained at 13 per cent.

The incident happened at Henry Jones Playing Fields in Castlreagh

The offer will run from 1pm to 4pm on Thursday

Company car Benefit-In-Kind reliefs have been extended

The Irish Petrol Retailers Association is warning that fuel tourism across the border to Northern Ireland could cost the Irish economy €230 million if fuel prices are increased again at the end of October

Petrol will cost an extra 7 cent per litre, and diesel 5 cent more

The retailer says it happened at its Kill North Service Station in Kildare

Thomas Rainey murdered his wife Katrina in October 2021.

Thursday saw the first of three incremental increases to bring excise duty on fuel back to normal levels

The first incremental increase to return excise duty to normal rates is due to take effect on Thursday

Fuel prices have fallen again to an average of €1.57 per litre

Public consultation ahead of the start of sales

Petrol was poured through the front door of three houses and bullet holes were discovered in the window of another in the Co Down city.

The measure faced strong lobbying from the car and fossil fuel industries

The court heard that Leonard arranged to meet Ms O'Keeffe at the wooded area but within minutes of her arrival he threw two gallons of petrol into the car and set it on fire

Diesel prices are down 11.3 per cent on average to €1.74 per litre, and petrol is down by 9.8 per cent on average to €1.60

Leo Varadkar said the situation would be reviewed in the new year.

This is a change from the long term increasing trend for autodiesel volumes.

On Tuesday, the state's emergency energy group met to discuss contingency plans if oil and gas supplies reach crisis point.

Plans are now in place for fuel rationing with access on a priority basis such as ambulances, fire services, gardaí.

Last month, over €500 worth of diesel was taken from lorries parked up at a business park in Co Limerick.

The price at the pumps for diesel and petrol was 201.8c and 200.3c respectively in July