EU Weekly Oil Bulletin, 2 Nov 2026
Fuel prices in Ireland
Petrol, Euro-super 95
€1.966/L
▼ -0.004 vs last week
EU rank 19 of 27 · +0.037 vs EU average
Diesel
€2.122/L
▼ -0.004 vs last week
EU rank 16 of 27 · -0.032 vs EU average
LPG
not reported
National averages with taxes included, from the European Commission’s EU Weekly Oil Bulletin of 2 Nov 2026 (CC BY 4.0).
Ireland at a glance
Price history and where today sits in it
Petrol vs diesel, 2005 to today
One point per month from the bulletin price developments file, which runs from 2005 (European Commission, CC BY 4.0).
The last 12 months, week by week
Ireland’s weekly bulletin prices over the last 12 months (European Commission, CC BY 4.0).
How today compares with every week since 2005
Today’s petrol price is higher than in 99% of all weeks since 2005, across the 1,091 weekly bulletins we hold for this country.
You have to go back to the week of 26 Oct 2026 to find petrol at €1.970/L or more.
Today’s diesel price is higher than in 99% of all weeks since 2005, across the 1,091 weekly bulletins we hold for this country.
You have to go back to the week of 26 Oct 2026 to find diesel at €2.126/L or more.
Worked out from Ireland’s own weekly bulletin history, held here in full (European Commission, CC BY 4.0).
Records from Ireland’s own price history
Petrol: the extreme weeks
5 most expensive weeks
| Week of 27 Jun 2022 | €2.169/L |
| Week of 20 Jun 2022 | €2.169/L |
| Week of 13 Jun 2022 | €2.169/L |
| Week of 4 Jul 2022 | €2.159/L |
| Week of 11 Jul 2022 | €2.129/L |
5 cheapest weeks
| Week of 21 Feb 2005 | €0.937/L |
| Week of 28 Feb 2005 | €0.937/L |
| Week of 7 Mar 2005 | €0.937/L |
| Week of 14 Mar 2005 | €0.937/L |
| Week of 21 Mar 2005 | €0.937/L |
Diesel: the extreme weeks
5 most expensive weeks
| Week of 30 Mar 2026 | €2.178/L |
| Week of 5 Oct 2026 | €2.164/L |
| Week of 13 Apr 2026 | €2.161/L |
| Week of 12 Oct 2026 | €2.154/L |
| Week of 20 Apr 2026 | €2.153/L |
5 cheapest weeks
| Week of 21 Feb 2005 | €0.934/L |
| Week of 28 Feb 2005 | €0.934/L |
| Week of 7 Mar 2005 | €0.934/L |
| Week of 14 Mar 2005 | €0.934/L |
| Week of 21 Mar 2005 | €0.934/L |
First bulletin of the year, selected years
| Year | Petrol | Diesel |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | €1.009/L | €0.975/L |
| 2010 | €1.190/L | €1.090/L |
| 2015 | €1.299/L | €1.249/L |
| 2020 | €1.445/L | €1.354/L |
| 2022 | €1.677/L | €1.575/L |
| 2026 | €1.723/L | €1.718/L |
The price in the first weekly bulletin of each year, from Ireland’s stored weekly series.
What makes up the price of a litre
Petrol, €1.966/L
- Product and margins€1.259 (64%)
- Excise duty€0.339 (17%)
- VAT at 23%€0.368 (19%)
Diesel, €2.122/L
- Product and margins€1.542 (73%)
- Excise duty€0.182 (9%)
- VAT at 23%€0.397 (19%)
The split applies the bulletin’s own duties and taxes tables (excise duty and the VAT rate) to the pump price of 2 Nov 2026. Whatever is left is the fuel itself and the margins on it. European Commission (CC BY 4.0).
A 50 litre tank across the border
Ireland’s only land neighbour is the United Kingdom. The UK is not in the bulletin and we hold no verified price series for it yet, so there is nothing honest to compare against.
Calculators for Ireland
The three calculators below work from Ireland’s bulletin prices of 2 Nov 2026, so the numbers move with every new bulletin.
Tank cost
What filling up costs in Ireland, and what the same tank costs at the EU average price.
Monthly driving cost
What a month of your driving costs at Ireland prices.
More on fuel prices in Ireland
Questions about fuel prices in Ireland
What is the average price of petrol and diesel in Ireland?
In the bulletin of 2 Nov 2026, a litre of petrol (Euro-super 95) cost €1.966 on average in Ireland, and a litre of diesel €2.122, taxes included. That puts Ireland 19 of 27 for petrol and 16 of 27 for diesel, counting from the cheapest.
How does Ireland compare with the EU average?
Across the EU as a whole, the same bulletin put the weighted average at €1.929/L for petrol and €2.154/L for diesel. Against that, Ireland is +1.9% on petrol and -1.5% on diesel.
How much of the price of fuel in Ireland is tax?
Take the pump price in the bulletin of 2 Nov 2026: excise duty, VAT and other indirect taxes account for 36% of every litre of petrol and 27% of every litre of diesel. The stacked bars above show where the rest of the money goes.
What is the most expensive fuel has ever been in Ireland?
Petrol reached its highest point at €2.169/L in the week of 13 Jun 2022. Diesel peaked at €2.178/L in the week of 30 Mar 2026. Both come from Ireland's own weekly bulletin record, which runs back to 2005.
When were prices last this high in Ireland?
Petrol last reached €1.966/L or more in the week of 26 Oct 2026. Diesel last reached €2.122/L or more in the week of 26 Oct 2026.
Sources and method
- Everything on price, history, records and tax on this page comes from one place: the EU Weekly Oil Bulletin (European Commission, DG ENER), bulletin of 2 Nov 2026, reused under CC BY 4.0.
- Other currencies are converted at ECB euro reference rates (European Central Bank); the rate in force is the one shown in the header selector.
- How to read this page: the averages are the prices drivers pay at the pump, taxes included, exactly as the bulletin publishes them. Records, extremes and percentiles all come from Ireland’s own stored weekly series, back to 2005. Nothing is estimated, and nothing is borrowed from another country’s data. The calculators use the per-litre prices above as published, to three decimal places.