Lebensmittelpreise in Irland drohen aufgrund des Golfkriegs „dramatisch“ zu steigen, warnt der Minister – The Irish Times
https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/03/09/food-prices-at-risk-of-rising-dramatically-due-to-war-in-gulf-minister-warns/
Von WickerMan111
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The previous dramatic rise was just for the craic.
They were going to go up anyway.
Agh sure that’s just fucking great isn’t it. Needed another crisis
Do we think mortgage rates will go up? My rate is up for renewal in June and thought I might get some relief. Currently on the highest they went up to in 2022😭
Is Minister Thomas Byrne the only minister/Government mouthpiece left in the country? Has the Patrick’s Day exodus/waste of taxpayers money on luxury junkets for the chosen few already started? A fretful nation faces the looming global catastrophic crisis without guidance or leadership? Is there no Micheal Martin to reassure us he is „deeply concerned“? No Simon Harris to tell us the Irish Government „won’t be found wanting“?
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The problem is energy prices impact absolutely everything – agricultural costs go up – diesel, electricity, natural gas used to heat greenhouses that grow tomatoes in Ireland or in Holland etc etc, fertiliser costs go up – natural gas is a huge input into that. Transportation cost go way up, were an island on the end of a supply chain that is hugely dependent on trucks, ferries and aircraft international and has utterly petroleum dependent national transit systems.
Then you add in all the costs that layer onto manufacturers. Food is particularly energy intensive as a lot of the processes involve heating and cooling, packing costs go up (plastic is oil) etc etc etc
We have a tendency to think of energy prices as just petrol in the car or gas in the boiler – it’s literally going to hit everything.
What about the jax roll though?
This is fearmongering
Wunderbar.
Now Minister, quick fly to the U.S. for Patrick’s Day and tell them how great our relationship is.
Can we not do what the french do and bring to country to a standstill and maybe even do what some other countries do and have our government officials arrested and tried for what they’ve been doing to us?
Oh don’t worry, I’m sure the government will act in a timely manner and in the interest of the general public……………….right?
I remember reading on this sub that Ireland had food security and didn’t have to worry about this kind of thing.
It smelled of BS at the time. Even more so now.
Price controls. Price controls. Price controls.
At a bare minimum, to protect national stability.
One step further: state owned grocers that provide bare essentials sourced domestically at minimal mark ups.
Our government has become so complacent that they’re going to be a major liability in near future if they don’t pull their heads out of the sand. They’ve acted as if the global status quo would go on forever, and made precious little effort to move towards domestic sustainability during the hard times. Now we’re approaching the last opportunities to reduce harm, and their response is still woeful.
Oh goody, another once in a generation economic shock.
The biggest unspoken problem will be the cost of fertiliser, which will be in very short supply and exhorbitantly expensive when it’s available. That will result in huge crop shortfalls globally and will be devastating for our economy and our people.
Food insecurity is going to be a national crisis, and we’re doing next to nothing to get ahead of it. We need to start implementing price controls now so that they’re ready when they’re needed, and we need contingencies ready to address hunger for our people for times when that becomes a reality.
Is there ever a risk of things decreasing in price or becoming more affordable for people??
I’m just waiting for milk to break the €4 mark. Fuckers (retailers) never lowered the prices and they blamed the war in Ukraine, and even after the oil prices were low worldwide.
After the war in Gulf, next price increase will be blamed on Klingon-Romulan war in Beta quadrant. 😂
> Food prices in Ireland at risk of rising ‘dramatically’ due to ______________________, Minister warns
There, now every day you can just fill in the blank with whatever happens to be in the news today and you’re set for life.
> Food prices in Ireland at risk of rising ‘dramatically’ due to _Cavan man escaping jail for not paying TV license_, Minister warns
> Food prices in Ireland at risk of rising ‘dramatically’ due to _rainy weather in the west_, Minister warns
> Food prices in Ireland at risk of rising ‘dramatically’ due to _food prices rising dramatically_, Minister warns
I wonder because we are an Island do businesses take it to mean we should have small island prices
Genuinely how much more can millenials and older gen Z take? It’s been mess after mess since I became an adult. Recession, facism, COVID, cost of living crisis, housing crisis.
It’s impossible to live in this country
Well I paid 17 euro for 2 fillet steaks in lidl yesterday, could it get much worse ?
Some decade the 20s is