Video: Chris Maddaloni/Enda O'DowdSome operators of independent filling stations throughout the country have spoken of the losses they are currently experiencing selling petrol and diesel. Burke said she has never seen fuel price rises so bad “for as long as I’ve had a filling station”. “[For someone] just to come in and buy petrol and diesel, I’m actually suffering a huge loss. Mary Burke's filling station just outside Cashel in Co Tipperary has been forced to sell fuel at a loss as costs have spiralled. One filling station owner says fuel price rises have never been so bad ‘for as long as I’ve had a filling station’

Source: The Irish Times April 01, 2026 16:15 UTC