National 500L average
€801
-8.5% this week
Heating Oil TrendsUpdated Tue, 21 Apr, 14:05
Heating oil price trends in Ireland
See whether prices are rising, easing, or staying steady so you can judge whether to buy now or wait for a better price.
A reasonable window to buy
Prices look steady enough to compare local suppliers and order if you need oil soon.
Fresh supplier captures are available for decision-making.
Cheapest county today
Louth
€770 for 500L
Most expensive county today
Cork
€880 for 500L
Weekly movement
-8.5% this week
Use this to see whether prices are generally rising or easing.
Gap between counties
€110
A wide gap means checking your own county carefully can save real money.
Data status
Fresh local data
Fresh supplier captures are available for decision-making.
The Market Range
One chart to show how prices are moving
The pale band shows the full spread between the cheapest and dearest counties for 500L each day. The blue band shows where most counties sat. The dark line is the middle of the market. When the bands widen, shopping around matters more.
Lowest to highest
€770 to €880
Typical county gap
€22 wide
Latest midpoint
€789
Past month
-€83
Full county spread
Most counties
Middle of the market
Latest spread width: €110
Price Map
500L prices by county
€770€880
Cheaper to more expensive
What to do with this page
Use trends for the big picture. Use county pages to decide what to do today.
If the gap between counties is wide, checking local suppliers can save more than waiting a few days.
If your county is already cheap compared with the national average, it may be worth buying now.
If fresh data is limited, trust today's county prices more than the national picture.
Check your county
See what your local price looks like
Local view
County price
€786
About €15 below today's national average
Suggested next step
Open the county view and compare suppliers
Check the county page before you ring around or order.
Alerts are most useful when your county looks expensive today.
County movers
Where prices moved most this week
These are the counties with the clearest weekly moves. Use them as extra context, not as a reason to ignore your own county.
Biggest weekly drops
Counties where 500L prices fell the most versus the last comparable week.
Biggest weekly rises
Counties where 500L prices rose the most versus the last comparable week.
No counties with a confirmed weekly rise yet.
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Read this week's Market Report