Gas prices in Ireland
Irish households buy gas from competing suppliers at prices the suppliers set; retail gas prices have not been regulated since 2014. The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) regulates the network and protects customers, and Gas Networks Ireland runs the pipes and meters.
Gas heats many homes in Dublin, Cork and the other towns on the network, while large parts of rural Ireland have no gas connection and heat with oil, solid fuel or, increasingly, heat pumps.
Most of Ireland's gas is imported through two subsea pipelines from Scotland; the rest comes from the Corrib field off the west coast, whose output is falling. With no LNG terminal of its own, Ireland depends on the British market for most of its supply. The bill adds network charges, a carbon tax and VAT.
Sources: Eurostat, World Bank, ECB
Household prices half-year by half-year
Eurostat's household price per kWh in Ireland, all taxes included. The full history in the app ›
Source: Eurostat (nrg_pc_202).
More in My Gas Price
Gas prices in Ireland explained
What makes up the price
An Irish gas bill has a standing charge and a price per kWh. Together they cover the gas, the network charges approved by the CRU, a carbon tax that rises every year along a path set in law to 2030, and VAT. Suppliers publish their unit rates and standing charges, which differ with the way you pay and receive bills.
Ireland's response to 2022
When wholesale prices soared in 2022, suppliers raised gas prices several times. The government cut VAT on gas and electricity from 13.5% to 9% in May 2022, a cut it has since extended, and paid energy credits to every household through the electricity bill.
Saving on gas
Many suppliers give new customers a discount that runs out after a year, so comparing and switching once a year usually pays off; the CRU accredits independent price comparison websites. Paying by direct debit with online bills is often cheapest, and sending regular meter readings keeps your bills from being estimated.
Reading the Irish figures
Ireland publishes no official household gas price that this page may show, so the figures are Eurostat's half-yearly averages with all taxes for homes using 20–199 GJ a year. Suppliers' own tariffs, with their standing charges, are on their websites.
Compared with neighbouring countries
| Ireland | 0.1183 €/kWh |
|---|---|
| France | 0.1347 €/kWh |
| Belgium | 0.0846 €/kWh |
| EU average | 0.1103 €/kWh |
Eurostat, H1 2026, € per kWh with all taxes.
See your own gas bill: read your meter and follow your use in My Gas Price. Premium adds Europe's storage and your winter budget.
On a computer? Scan with your phone's camera to get My Gas Price.
Questions about the gas price
- What does gas cost in Ireland?
- Eurostat's average household price in Ireland was 0.1183 €/kWh in H1 2026, all taxes included.
- Is gas cheaper in Ireland than in neighbouring countries?
- In H1 2026 households in Ireland paid 0.1183 €/kWh, against 0.1347 €/kWh in France and 0.0846 €/kWh in Belgium (Eurostat, in euros). The EU average was 0.1103 €/kWh.
- How has the gas price changed in Ireland?
- From H1 2025 to H1 2026 the household price fell by 1.0%, from 0.1195 €/kWh to 0.1183 €/kWh. Over the last three years it ranged from 0.1183 €/kWh to 0.1638 €/kWh.
- Why does Ireland depend on gas from Britain?
- Ireland's own Corrib field supplies a falling share of demand and there is no LNG terminal, so most gas arrives through two subsea pipelines from Moffat in Scotland. Irish prices therefore follow the British wholesale market closely.
- What is the carbon tax on gas?
- A tax per tonne of CO₂ on fossil fuels, including natural gas, which the government raises each year along a path set in law towards 2030. It is charged per kWh on the gas bill, and VAT is added on top.
- Is there a social tariff for gas in Ireland?
- No, but households on certain social welfare payments can get help with heating costs, such as the Fuel Allowance during the heating season.