Food Prices in Ireland at Risk of Rising ‘Dramatically’ Due to War in Gulf, Meath Minister Warns - 11/03/2026

Food prices and energy costs could go up “dramatically” due to the war in the Gulf, a Minister has said.Minister of State for European Affairs & Meath-East Fianna Fail TD Thomas Byrne also signalled that the Government would be open to examining supports for those hit by higher costs, suggesting an assessment of that would be done “over the next week or so”.Several Coalition sources downplayed the possibility of any assessment being completed in the next week, and suggested specific support packages had not been discussed. Nonetheless, there is a recognition within the Coalition that the longer the conflict goes on, the more pressing a case for intervention becomes.Minister Byrne joined us on The Agenda this morning to tell us moe about this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.