Consumer Council
Consumer Council: Road fuel and home heating oil prices continue to fall across Northern Ireland
The price of home heating oil has fallen for the fifth consecutive week in Northern Ireland, new analysis from the Consumer Council suggests.
Natural gas price drop announced by Firmus Energy
The 7.56% drop in the Ten Towns network follows a formal tariff review of all regulated energy suppliers in Northern Ireland.
North lost 27 per cent of total bank branch network in three years
THE north lost 27 per cent of its total bank branch network in less than three years, analysis carried out by the Consumer Council shows.
How do home heating oil prices compare in Northern Ireland v the Republic?
THE price of home heating oil in Northern Ireland has jumped by around 7 per cent in the space of a week, but households here are still getting a better deal than their counterparts across the border.
Energy subsidy must return
There can be no doubt that ordinary citizens in all sections of society are experiencing a sense of helplessness as they face an economic crisis of enormous and growing proportions.
Northern Ireland's energy suppliers expected to begin announcing price cuts
ENERGY suppliers in the north could begin announcing cuts to gas and electricity tariffs within days.
Stormont officials examining potential increase in student fees to £7,000
The Department for the Economy is facing a budget shortfall of £130 million.
Price of diesel in north falls to lowest point in more than a year
THE price of diesel in the north has fallen to its lowest point in more than a year.
Energy suppliers confirm April price hikes as government support winds down
SOME of the north’s biggest energy suppliers have confirmed price increases for households from April 1.
Electric Ireland apologise over failure to “formally communicate” price hike to customers
ELECTRIC Ireland is to pay compensation to some of its customers in Northern Ireland over a failure to “formally communicate” plans to increase their bill tariff.