Soaring Grocery Prices a Growing Concern Among Cash-Strapped Irish Customers

Soaring grocery prices a growing concern among cash-strapped Irish customers

Prices for consumer goods and services in April of this year rose by 2.2 per cent on average compared with April 2024 and Irish shoppers are feeling the pinch

Mother pleads for action on food prices

Naina Masivou, a mother trying to make ends meet, is calling on the Government to take a closer look at the daily struggles faced by ordinary Fijians. With the rising cost of living, she says many families are forced to choose between basic food items. “Government can look at the condition of life we go through every day. What we earn at the end of the week doesn’t meet with what we spend on family groceries every day,” Ms Masivou shared. For Ms…

On an annual basis, the largest increase in consumer prices was achieved, on average, in restaurants and hotels.

On a monthly basis, it was 0.6 percent.