Any price increase at the pumps today is down to profiteering and not instability in the Middle East, according to an energy expert.
Oil, gas, petrol, diesel, electricity and home-heating oil are all expected to rise as a result of the ongoing conflict in the region, with the cost of a barrel of oil up by 20 dollars since the weekend.
Daragh Cassidy, Head of Communications at bonkers.ie, says this increase should take weeks to trickle down to motorists…
Middle East not the cause of today’s fuel hike
March 3, 2026 | 11:58 am
