Most drivers only check the pump price once the fuel light is already on. Ireland has no official station-by-station feed, so FuelFinder.ie (driver-reported price tracker) shows each price with its report date, and that date decides whether a listed price is worth the drive.

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Counties covered: 32 (FuelFinder.ie (driver-reported price tracker)) · National diesel median: €2.154 per litre from 18 stations (CheckIreland (FuelFinder data analysis)) · Fuel types listed: petrol, diesel, kerosene · Trusted prices in last 14 days: 23 of roughly 1,599 forecourts, 1.4% (CheckIreland (FuelFinder data analysis))

Quick snapshot

1Confirmed facts
  • FuelFinder.ie lists driver-reported petrol, diesel and kerosene prices in all 32 counties (FuelFinder.ie (driver-reported price tracker))
  • Each FuelFinder.ie price shows when it was reported (FuelFinder.ie (driver-reported price tracker))
  • Prices older than 14 days are shown but never ranked (FuelFinder.ie (driver-reported price tracker))
2What’s unclear
3Timeline signal
4What’s next
  • FuelWatch.ie uses only observations inside a rolling seven-day window (FuelWatch.ie (community price tracker)) (FuelWatch.ie (community price tracker))
  • The national diesel median moved from €2.154 on to €2.099 on , though the two trackers use different methods (CheckIreland (FuelFinder data analysis); FuelWatch.ie (community price tracker))
  • Check the report date on each station before you drive (FuelFinder.ie (driver-reported price tracker)) (FuelWatch.ie (community price tracker))

The implication: every card rests on a dated report, so the report date is the first thing to check.

Nine data points, one pattern: the latest figures come from different days, so each row needs its own date before you compare it.

Label Value
Counties covered 32 (FuelFinder.ie (driver-reported price tracker))
Fuel types on FuelFinder.ie Petrol, diesel, kerosene (FuelFinder.ie (driver-reported price tracker))
National diesel median (CheckIreland) €2.154 per litre from 18 stations, (CheckIreland (FuelFinder data analysis))
Republic petrol median (FuelWatch.ie) €1.899 per litre from 13 station observations, (FuelWatch.ie (community price tracker))
Republic diesel median (FuelWatch.ie) €2.099 per litre from 11 station observations, (FuelWatch.ie (community price tracker))
AA Ireland petrol average €1.96 per litre, (Irish Independent (news on AA Ireland averages))
AA Ireland diesel average €2.13 per litre, (Irish Independent (news on AA Ireland averages))
Stale prices on FuelFinder.ie Older than 14 days: shown but never ranked (FuelFinder.ie (driver-reported price tracker))
Trusted prices, last 14 days 23 of roughly 1,599 forecourts, 1.4%, (CheckIreland (FuelFinder data analysis))

Where is the cheapest gas near me today?

No source in the evidence names a verified cheapest station for your exact location today. What the trackers offer instead is a freshness rule, and that rule matters more than any single number. FuelFinder.ie states that prices older than 14 days are shown but never ranked (FuelFinder.ie (driver-reported price tracker)).

Ranking is not the same as verification. CheckIreland builds its figures only from prices reported in the last 14 days, after checks for age, independent confirmation and comparison with nearby stations (CheckIreland (FuelFinder data analysis)).

How live price listings show nearby stations

  • A price far from the market stays out of rankings until a second driver or a clear photo backs it (CheckIreland (FuelFinder data analysis)).
  • Coverage is thin: 23 of roughly 1,599 known forecourts, about 1.4%, had a trusted price from the last 14 days on (CheckIreland (FuelFinder data analysis)).
  • In Clare, only one station reported a recent diesel price, too few for a county figure (CheckIreland (FuelFinder data analysis)).
The upshot

A driver who reads only the price, not its report date, can end up following an entry that FuelFinder.ie itself flags as outdated (FuelFinder.ie (driver-reported price tracker)).

The implication: A nearby list is only as useful as its newest report. In a thin county like Clare, the list can rest on a single station.

What are fuel prices in Ireland today?

Five national figures from three publishers, one pattern: no two of them share a station set or a date, so the gaps reflect method as much as pump prices.

Measure Publisher and date Figure
National diesel median CheckIreland (FuelFinder data analysis), €2.154 per litre, 18 stations
Republic petrol median FuelWatch.ie (community price tracker), €1.899 per litre, 13 observations
Republic diesel median FuelWatch.ie (community price tracker), €2.099 per litre, 11 observations
AA Ireland petrol average Irish Independent (news on AA Ireland averages), €1.96 per litre
AA Ireland diesel average Irish Independent (news on AA Ireland averages), €2.13 per litre

Ireland by Car reportedly listed AA’s July 2026 averages at €1.75 per litre for petrol and €1.73 for diesel, which shows how quickly the national figures have moved (Ireland by Car (consumer fuel guide)). Extra.ie reported October’s AA Ireland averages at 198.16 cent per litre for petrol and 214.76 cent for diesel (Extra.ie (news on AA Ireland tax breakdown)).

What a litre of petrol carries

  • Petrol excise: 33.86 cent per litre (Extra.ie (news on AA Ireland tax breakdown))
  • Carbon tax: 16.43 cent per litre (Extra.ie (news on AA Ireland tax breakdown))
  • VAT: 37.05 cent per litre (Extra.ie (news on AA Ireland tax breakdown))

Irish Independent reportedly found that public EV charging became more expensive to refuel than petrol or diesel after an ESB price hike (Irish Independent (news on AA Ireland averages)).

The pattern: Taxes make up 87.34 cent of October’s 198.16 cent petrol price. A driver hunting for a cheaper station is chasing the margin on top of tax, not the tax itself.

What is the cheapest diesel in Cork today?

No Cork-only cheapest diesel figure appears in the evidence, so the honest answer comes from medians and city tables. FuelWatch.ie reported Cork’s county median at €2.129 per litre for diesel from 13 station observations, and €1.954 per litre for petrol from 12 (FuelWatch.ie (community price tracker)).

TankRadar’s city table gives Cork diesel at €2.159 per litre, against €2.108 for Dublin (TankRadar (per-station price aggregator)).

Which Cork stations are near me?

  • The evidence names no individual Cork station with a current diesel price.
  • FuelWatch.ie counts only observations inside its rolling seven-day window (FuelWatch.ie (community price tracker)).
  • Each FuelFinder.ie entry carries its own report time, so compare that date before you plan a route (FuelFinder.ie (driver-reported price tracker)).

How do Cork diesel prices compare with Dublin?

  • FuelWatch.ie: Dublin and Cork medians both sit at €2.129 per litre for diesel (FuelWatch.ie (community price tracker)).
  • TankRadar: Cork diesel at €2.159 against Dublin at €2.108 (TankRadar (per-station price aggregator)).
  • TankRadar’s E10 petrol is €1.954 in Cork and €1.949 in Dublin (TankRadar (per-station price aggregator)).

The implication: Cork and Dublin sit within about five cent of each other on both trackers. The station you pick will matter more than the city you are in.

What are Circle K and Applegreen fuel prices today?

The evidence reviewed contains no verified Circle K or Applegreen price, so this section explains how to check them instead of quoting a number. Brand searches return station-level reports, not chain-wide figures.

Each price comes from a single forecourt report, which is why FuelFinder.ie stamps each entry with its time (FuelFinder.ie (driver-reported price tracker)).

Where to check brand prices

  • Open the county page for the area you plan to drive through, such as the Co. Dublin page on FuelFinder.ie (FuelFinder.ie (driver-reported price tracker)).
  • Compare only entries with recent report times.
  • Expect each answer to differ by station, since the evidence publishes no national chain figure.

The catch: A brand price is only as good as the station report behind it. This evidence cannot confirm a single Circle K or Applegreen forecourt figure for today.

Which Dublin stations have the lowest listed fuel prices?

Dublin’s two trackers name different lowest prices, and both are dated. FuelFinder.ie’s Co. Dublin page lists a cheapest diesel of €1.700 per litre and a cheapest petrol of €1.690 per litre, on a page dated (FuelFinder.ie (driver-reported price tracker)).

FuelWatch.ie lists a cheapest diesel of €2.069 per litre and a cheapest petrol of €1.939 per litre, both reported on by Certa (FuelWatch.ie (community price tracker)).

The table below sets out the rules behind each tracker, and those rules explain much of the gap between their lowest prices.

Rule or figure FuelFinder.ie FuelWatch.ie
Coverage All 32 counties Republic of Ireland medians and county pages
Data origin Driver reports, no official feed Driver reports, no official government price feed
Age limit Older than 14 days shown but never ranked Observation used only inside the rolling seven-day window
Minimum sample Not stated in the sources reviewed At least three station observations per published median
Sorting Ranks only prices within 14 days Sorts reports by most recently checked
Dublin cheapest diesel €1.700 per litre, page dated €2.069 per litre, reported
Dublin cheapest petrol €1.690 per litre €1.939 per litre, reported

Two trackers, two rule sets: each one’s age and sampling rules explain much of the gap between their lowest prices. FuelFinder.ie’s cheapest Dublin diesel came from a report marked four months old (FuelFinder.ie (driver-reported price tracker)).

The catch

A cheapest-station badge shows who reported last, not who sells cheapest today. Treat it as a lead to confirm at the pump.

The implication: For a Dublin driver, the cheapest listing is a starting point. The two trackers differ by about €0.37 per litre on diesel, so check both report dates before you plan a detour.

Timeline signal: how old each figure is

  • : AA Ireland’s average pump prices were 198.16 cent per litre for petrol and 214.76 cent for diesel (Extra.ie (news on AA Ireland tax breakdown)).
  • : CheckIreland’s national diesel median stood at €2.154 per litre from 18 stations (CheckIreland (FuelFinder data analysis)).
  • : AA Ireland’s averages were €1.96 for petrol and €2.13 for diesel per litre (Irish Independent (news on AA Ireland averages)).
  • : FuelWatch.ie’s Republic of Ireland medians were €1.899 for petrol and €2.099 for diesel (FuelWatch.ie (community price tracker)).
  • : TankRadar’s cheapest E10 petrol was €1.669 and cheapest diesel €1.889 per litre (TankRadar (per-station price aggregator)).

The pattern: Each figure is a snapshot on its own date. The newest headline number is not automatically the price at your pump today.

What the evidence confirms and what it leaves open

Confirmed facts

  • FuelFinder.ie lists driver-reported petrol, diesel and kerosene prices across all 32 counties (FuelFinder.ie (driver-reported price tracker)).
  • Ireland has no public, station-by-station fuel price feed (CheckIreland (fuel transparency page)).
  • FuelFinder.ie shows the report time for each price and does not rank prices older than 14 days (FuelFinder.ie (driver-reported price tracker)).

What’s unclear

  • Current Circle K and Applegreen prices: none appear in the evidence.
  • Cork’s cheapest diesel: none appears; only medians and city averages do.
  • Which Dublin figure is right: FuelFinder.ie and FuelWatch.ie differ by about €0.37 per litre on diesel.
  • Whether the Dublin rankings are current: the newest dated source is , and the gap to your visit is not established.

The trade-off: The confirmed facts describe how the tools work. The open questions concern what those tools say about your street today.

What the publishers say about their own data

“Ireland has no official station-by-station price feed. These prices exist because drivers report them.”

FuelFinder.ie (driver-reported price tracker)

“These dated observations are not a representative national survey or a guaranteed current pump price.”

FuelWatch.ie (community price tracker)

“Monthly averages are not a quote for an individual filling station.”

PetrolPrices.ie (Pick A Pump data)

Three publishers draw the same line: their figures describe reports, not guarantees. Read each price as a dated report.

What to do before you drive

Start with the report date, not the price. A cheap listing only helps if it is fresh, and the trackers say so themselves: FuelFinder.ie does not rank prices older than 14 days, and FuelWatch.ie requires at least three station observations before it publishes a median (FuelFinder.ie (driver-reported price tracker); FuelWatch.ie (community price tracker)). Dublin’s two trackers name different lowest prices, so check both. For a driver in Ireland, the choice is clear: confirm the report time on FuelFinder.ie before you drive, or accept a price whose age nobody has shown you.

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Additional sources

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Frequently asked questions

How do I tell whether a fuel price is recent?

Look for the report time. FuelFinder.ie shows when each price was reported and keeps prices older than 14 days out of its rankings.

Are the listed prices in cents or euro per litre?

The trackers quote euro per litre, such as €1.700 for diesel on FuelFinder.ie’s Co. Dublin page. Some news reports use cent, such as 198.16 cent for petrol in October.

Which price sites cover all 32 counties?

FuelFinder.ie states coverage across all 32 counties. CheckIreland (Northern Ireland coverage) shows no stations with reported prices on its Co. Down page, and its Northern Ireland prices are converted from sterling to euro at community-submitted rates.

Why do the two trackers show different Dublin prices?

They use different station sets, report dates and staleness rules. FuelFinder.ie lists €1.700 per litre for cheapest diesel in Co. Dublin, while FuelWatch.ie lists €2.069.

Is the cheapest station always the closest one?

The evidence does not say. A low price only saves money if the drive to reach it costs less than the saving.

How often are the figures updated?

The sources give no fixed update schedule. FuelWatch.ie calculates Dublin medians over a rolling seven-day window, and TankRadar’s prices were updated on .