December 2025 sees many houses are selling at least 10 per cent over asking, according to a myhome.ie report. AprilEaster eggs are likely to cost up to 50 per cent more this year than they did last year, Which? Photograph: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesWorldpanel records a 5.4 per cent rate of grocery inflation suggesting the cost of living crisis is worsening again. The average health insurance premium is up 8 per cent since the beginning of 2025, according to the Health Insurance Authority. Irish consumers faced climbing house prices, grocery price inflation and health insurance premiums

Source: The Irish Times December 29, 2025 06:16 UTC