Sharp rise in food and drink prices over past year, CSO figures show
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Published on 10/07/2025 12:50
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according to the CSO many meat product prices have also gone up. A kilo of roast beef saw a 20% rise to €15.20, and a leg of lamb per kg is nearly 19% more expensive than this time last year at €17.70, The CSO figures show that since June 2024 a pint of stout has gone up by 4.6% to €6.07. However, some food & drink prices have come down, including a 2.5kg bag of potatoes (-29c to €3.81). In general the prices of fruits and vegetables has not changed considerably since last year, according to the stats. While the price of both petrol and diesel fell in the year to June. The average price of a litre of diesel dropped from €1.71 to €1.65, with petrol falling 9 cent to €1.69.

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