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Caoimhe Archibald has today announced measures to tackle the high price of home heating oil but Diana Armstrong (right) says they do not go far enough

Economy minister refuses to impose price controls on home heating oil

Morning View

Editorial: Iran war is just one of many reasons UK families are struggling

Petrol and diesel prices are both at high levels and holding steady (photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP via Getty Images)

Haulage bosses say firms will start to go under if fuel stays at present price

Morning View

Editorial: Dare we hope that fuel costs keep dropping?

A customer arrives to re-fuel his car at a petrol station as fuel prices dip slightly in NI (photo by Bryn Colton/Getty Images)

Petrol and diesel prices have dipped slightly in Northern Ireland

The weekly rise to the price of fuel has halted as of today (photo by Bryn Colton/Getty Images)

Three-month hike to fuel prices in Northern Ireland grinds to a halt

Morning View

Editorial: Welcome plan to ease the fuel crisis facing us all this winter

Diesel prices have hit a record high across the UK, the RAC says. Photo: AFP via Getty Images

Diesel nears £2 per litre in Northern Ireland as UK hits record high price

A customer re-fuels his cars at a petrol station as diesel brushes close to £2 per litre in Northern Ireland (photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Diesel now at its highest in Northern Ireland since Iran war began

Vessels transit the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of the port city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran on September 5, 2026. The United States has destroyed Iranian oil tankers this month while Iran has launched missiles at US ships (Atta KENARE / AFP via Getty Images)

Fuel prices in Northern Ireland make biggest weekly jump since spring spike

Vessels transit the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of the port city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran on September 5, 2026. The closure of the waterway by Iran since spring has sent oil prices skyward (photo by Atta KENARE / AFP via Getty Images)

Stormont's £100 home heating oil subsidy vouchers 'pushing up the price of oil'

A vessel transits the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of the port city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran on September 5, 2026; the waterway, a major oil transit point, lies at the heart of the Iran war

Bulk-bought home heating oil back up to almost £1 per litre again as fuel rises

Victor Chestnutt.

Rising costs for farmers lamented while Firmus gas customers also see bill hike

Firmus Energy has announced a tariff increase for customers

Firmus Energy announces tariff increase for customers across Northern Ireland

People attend a rally against antisemitism in central London earlier this year

Ken Funston: The endemic hatred of Jewish people – where will it end?

Re-fuelling cars and restocking home oil tanks is growing pricier, the latest weekly survey shows (photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Price of petrol now at the highest it has been in NI since Iran war began
The price of petrol in Northern Ireland has reached its highest point since the Iran war began.
Adam Kula

The Middle East conflict has pushed petrol prices up to a 2026 high.

War pushes diesel prices up again but end of US holidays could lower petrol

Home heating oil support scheme

340,000 NI households to be eligible for £100 oil support payment

An Iranian woman stands overlooking the water as ships are seen anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on August 10, 2026 off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran (photo by Ali Saeedi/Getty Images)

NI petrol prices almost back at their highest point since Iran war began

President Trump has been accused of underestimating the Islamic Republic, imagining that he could dislodge the regime and claim a quick victory

Ian Ellis: Prayers for resolution to Iran conflict

Fuel nozzles at a forecourt. The Iran conflict has pushed up the price of fuel globally (photo by SAEED KHAN / AFP via Getty Images)

Petrol and diesel both rising in price - but heating oil falls slightly

A giant anti-US billboard in Tehran featuring US president Donald Trump in a coffin with text in Farsi reading 'We Kill Trump'. Hostilities have renewed between Iran and the US (photo by AFP via Getty Images)

Price of 900 litres of home heating oil shoots up by £175 in two weeks

Mourners walk past an anti-US banner as they arrive to attend the funeral of slain Iranian leader Ali Khamenei and members of his family near Imam Reza's shrine in Mashhad early on July 9, 2026. The war has caused global fuel prices to surge (photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP via Getty Images)

Price of home heating oil starts heading up for first time in three months

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for a news conference at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Britain ‘just had a bad moment’ over Iran, says Trump as he hails Nato unity

Strait of Hormuz

Iran says Strait of Hormuz closed again after Israeli attacks in Lebanon

In Washington, president Donald Trump lashed out once again in the midst of the intensified fighting in Lebanon and the stalled nuclear talks.

US peace talks with Iran hit early bump over Lebanon fighting

United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, left, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte participate in a media conference during a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

UK-France Strait of Hormuz mission fills US mine clearance gap, says Nato chief
A UK and French-led mission to ensure the safety of shipping with the reopening of the critical Strait of Hormuz waterway fills a gap in US capability, the head of Nato has said.
By Nick Lester, Press Association US Editor in Washington DC

Donald Trump has taken a further sideswipe at the UK for refusing to be drawn into the Iran conflict.

Trump's fresh broadside at UK for refusing to be drawn into Iran war

Medical staff transfer patients to a protected underground parking following an Iranian missile attack, at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, June 8, 2026

Iran and Israel halt strikes as new attacks threatened return to full-scale war

Morning View

Editorial: MLAs who charge electric cars for free should not profit from mileage

Fuel prices have soared on the forecourt since the attack on Iran slightly over four months ago (Photo by Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images)

Home heating oil drops to 84p per litre after three months of war in Iran

US president Donald Trump and Chinese president Xi Jinping recently held a summit. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Esmond Birnie: MAGA may be aiding rise of China - and US decline

For the first time since February, home heating oil was for sale in NI for less than 90p a litre (£784 for 900 litres, £446 for 500ltrs)

Ben Lowry: Is this a good time to buy oil in NI? Yes, yet also a terrible time

A government decision to reduce VAT on summer attractions to support hard pressed families has been welcomed by poverty and business stakeholders in Northern Ireland.

‘Chancellor summer scheme welcome – but underlying problems are chronic’

A planned increase in fuel duty has been postponed by Government to help motorists faced with rising pump prices as a result of the war in Iran.

Muted welcome for delay in rising fuel duty

Petrol and diesel prices remain high, largely unchanged from last week, while home heating oil prices fell (photo by Antoine Boureau / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images)

Home heating oil drops below £1 per litre for first time since Iran war began

Ulster Farmers Union President John McLenaghan said the Balmoral Show is the highlight to the year for many farmers.

Balmoral Show: ‘A family day out and a chance to catch up’

Shoppers in Belfast city centre – the EY Economic Eye forecast says the NI economy is showing resilience. Pic: Jonathan Porter/PressEye

Report: Northern Ireland economy shows resilience

Employees of Basra Oil Company work at the Nahr Bin Umar Oil and Gas Field on the outskirts of the southern Iraqi city of Basra on April 29, 2026. Today, the global price of oil has spiked (Hussein FALEH / AFP via Getty Images)

Diesel and petrol prices drop for a second week in Northern Ireland

Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald is advocating the use of smart meters (Liam McBurney/PA Wire)

Households could save money with smart meter installations in 2028 says minister

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting between the ambassadors of Israel and Lebanon in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

No 10: Falklands sovereignty 'not in question' after US challenge

Pump prices have finally dropped after rising for almost two months (photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP via Getty Images)

Fuel prices drop across the board: petrol, diesel and home heating oil

Sinn Fein economy minister Caoimhe Archibald was criticised in a motion that was voted for by Sinn Fein's MLAs

Sinn Fein MLAs chastise Sinn Fein economy minister Caoimhe Archibald

Caoimhe Archibald faced questions from MLAs on energy supports as businesses and households in the region continue to feel the impacts of rising fuel prices as a result of the US and Israel's war in Iran.

Archibald: UK must listen so NI energy schemes ‘can be rolled out’

A 'go-slow' convoy on the A1 south of Belfast last Tuesday; there are rumours that more protests will follow this week

Former UFU president: 'I would not rule out attending a future fuel protest'

The average cost of 900 litres of oil has been more than £1,000 for six consecutive weeks, worse even than in the weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine

Ben Lowry: First glimmer of hope since February that oil prices in NI might fall

Rev David McMillan, Free Presbyterian Church

Thought for the week: Pray for Christians in Iran today

Lorries and HGVs circle the Ballygawley roundabout in Co Tyrone last Tuesday during a protest against rising fuel prices

Preparations for ‘policing response’ ahead of further expected fuel protests

Communities Minister Gordon Lyons, Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly and First Minister Michelle O'Neill during a press conference at Stormont Castle in Belfast following a meeting of the Northern Ireland executive

NI executive approves £100 voucher scheme to help households with heating costs

An aerial photograph shows the Greek-flagged crude oil tanker 'Asahi Princess' off the coast of the Syrian Baniyas port refinery along the Mediterranean Sea on April 15, as the Strait of Hormuz remains essentially impassable - pushing up fuel prices worldwide (photo by Bakr ALkasem / AFP via Getty Images)

Fuel price rise slows down - and home heating oil drops across Northern Ireland

Undated handout photo issued by NI Chamber of (left to right) Economist Maureen O'Reilly, Queen's Business School's Richard Ramsey and NI Chamber's Suzanne Wylie. Growth in Northern Ireland's economy "remains weak and uneven", a new report from the NI Chamber has said. In the run-up to the US and Israel's war with Iran which has raised energy prices and pushed inflation figures worldwide, Northern Ireland is "holding up but failing to build sufficient momentum to support stronger growth"

Northern Ireland’s economic growth ‘remains weak and uneven’: NI Chamber

Trucks and tractors on O'Connell Street in Dublin during a fuel protest in Dublin

Letter: Response to fuel protest a slap in face

The tractor convoy at walking speed on the A1 heading north at Hillsborough, creating a massive tailback.

Tractors brings traffic to virtual standstill between Hillsborough and Lisburn

Petrol and diesel are both up again this week in NI (photo by Nicolas Guyonnet / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images)

Northern Irish economist says we shouldn't expect cheaper fuel in coming weeks

Pump prices for petrol and diesel

Fuel prices remain high for NI consumers despite ceasefire cutting oil costs

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