Hello everyone, fuel prices in Ireland are completely out
Hello everyone, fuel prices in Ireland are completely out of control. As you can see here, behind me, at the Circle K petrol station, 214 pounds per litre of diesel, 222 pounds per litre of premium diesel, 198 pounds per litre of unleaded petrol and 205 pounds per litre of premium unleaded petrol. Absolutely fraudulent. Remember how the Irish government collects over 50% of this in taxes? And they are pushing for an increase in the carbon tax in the upcoming.
Budget. Thus, more and more people are crossing the border. I'm sure there's protest in the air about what's happening all over Ireland. So, let me know where you are and what the fuel prices are at your local gas stations in the context of what's going on. I've talked about this in many videos about taxation and the huge profits these oil companies make. The European Union has said they will try to tax windfall profits well.
Tax windfall profits, fine, but they will continue to drive up prices because of what is happening internationally. We see the war really escalating in and around the Middle East, in areas like the Strait of Hormuz, also located in the context of the Red Sea, and also with the Houthis. And it's escalating massively as I speak. There is also a huge deficit right now, which again is not mentioned in the media's commentary on the matter. I've.
Talked about this in several videos, and recently we've seen diesel prices skyrocket even across the United States. Lately it's been around $6 a gallon. In 2025, it was about $3 per gallon. And if you calculate how many liters per gallon, it's a little less than 4 liters per gallon. And yet many in the United States are going crazy over rising fuel prices. But here in Ireland, it's almost significantly more than they pay in the US because of the fallout from what.
Happened in the Middle East. We have seen significant growth over the past year. About a year ago, we were looking at a price tag of around $150 per liter of gasoline. So, if you take that into account, it was a huge increase that we've seen in the last few months, and it's going to get worse given what's happened. The Irish government has already declared an emergency preparedness. We have already talked about possible and probable energy lockdowns.
That the European Union has introduced as a measure
That the European Union has introduced as a measure to combat what has happened. Maybe this is part of a larger agenda, right? Nothing happens by chance in modern society, because we are witnessing an absolutely huge increase in the cost of living for ordinary people, which is beyond the limit in the context of skyrocketing energy prices, skyrocketing heating bills, not to mention the cost of fuel. And this directly affects inflation and the cost of doing business, as well.
As the cost of our products, which are sold in many stores. So, this is pushing more and more people on fixed incomes to the brink, and ordinary people will suffer because of what has happened due to the massive increase in fuel and energy prices. Already, over 300,000 people have energy debt. We also see this in the context of the increasing number of people dying due to fuel poverty. At least 3,000 deaths per year are linked to fuel.
Poverty. This number will really go beyond the possibilities in the coming months if we have a cold winter. It's quite warm in Dublin today, but as we approach winter, we know what we've been dealing with over the last few years in terms of cold winters. And this will also directly affect people's health. And it will not affect those who belong to the wealthier strata of society. In our society, the richest 10% own 50% of the wealth. If.
“And it will not affect those who belong to the wealthier strata of society”
You consider the bottom 50% of our society, they only have 10% of the wealth. I wonder where the money goes. All of this is heading upwards. Well, ordinary people will suffer because of what happened, while other companies are making huge excess profits. Well, the US has also been pushing its agenda of wars in the Middle East to counteract its debt spiral. And what is the best solution to overcome their financial disasters and bankruptcy? Yes, to promote war to.
Get more surplus profits and more profit, as they do in the European Union. It is time for people to stand up for the interests of Ireland, the interests of our resources, so that they are used for our people. Many untapped oil resources, such as the Barriro field. We can look at what happened previously with gas off the coast of Ireland in Mayo and the Corrib gas field. You can look at the Whitegate refinery. You can look at.
All the many consequences that our people have suffered
All the many consequences that our people have suffered because of what happened. Also in the context of European Union directives on peat burning, which prevent people from staying warm in their homes. Well, when it comes to choosing between staying warm and staying alive, it's pretty obvious. You need to put our needs first. And it shows how much of our needs are left to the whims of the magic market, which the Irish government deems worthy of.
Values worth dying for. Eh, this is the nonsense they are promoting, instead of meeting basic basic rights and basic needs, and our country's resources being used for the benefit of our people. And this is something the Irish government is not interested in. That is why we are open to any international upheaval. We are so dependent on foreign direct investment, on multinational corporations, and we have no food security, no energy security here in Ireland. And our dependence on the.
Whims of what happens with it forces even more people into poverty and even greater suffering. So, I'm sure it's only a matter of time before the protests start again. And full support for those who defend the interests of ordinary people in what is happening in our society. Remember the huge taxes that the Irish government has raised, which they can direct into society and take away from ordinary workers. Thank you very much for your support. But today we are here in.
Dublin. So I'll talk to you all soon. See you later.
