The escalating conflict in the Middle East risks a \"large and lasting\" deterioration in Ireland's economic and financial circumstances with consumer confidence now at a three-year low, economists have warned.
Surging energy prices have seen the latest Credit Union Consumer Sentiment Index record a reading of 56.7 in March, sharply down on the 65.2 figure for February and the lowest since March 2023.
We were joined on The Agenda this morning by Minister for Foreign Affairs & Meath-East Fine Gael TD Helen McEntee, who spoke to us about alll of this.
We asked the Minister if she belives Government are doing enough to address and tackle the cost of fuel in Ireland.
We also discussed school places, or lack tehreof, in Dunshaughlin, after local frustrated parents marched on The Dail yesterday in relation to this.
We also spoke about the passenger cap at Dublin Airport, as locals in the Meath-East area (particularly Ashbourne) say they are also affected by the noise from planes taking off and landing into Dublin Airport.