What are the main factors behind the rapid acceleration of Irish and European energy prices this year? To discuss Anton was joined on the show by Brid Smyth, People Before Profit TD for Dublin South Central, Dr. Muireann Ní Loinsigh, an economist with the ESRI specialising in energy, and Siobhan Maguire, Consumer Journalist.

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