Gas prices soar but could caps be in store for Ireland?

Published: May 19, 2022, 9:48 a.m.

b"Ireland could be allowed cap gas prices due to it\\u2019s isolated location.\\xa0That\\u2019s the welcome news coming from the European Commission which is looking for ways to cut reliance on Russian fuel supplies and insulate consumers from soaring prices.\\nLisa Ryan, Professor in Energy Economics at UCD School of Economics and UCD Energy Institute joined Aideen on the show this morning.\\nListen and subscribe to Newstalk Breakfast\\xa0on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\nDownload, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.\\n\\xa0\\xa0 \\nYou can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'."