Ireland Inflation Edges Up in June

The annual inflation rate in Ireland edged up to 1.8% in June 2025 from 1.7% in the previous month.

The uptick was mainly driven by faster price increases in food and non-alcoholic beverages (4.6% vs 4.0% in May), recreation and culture (3.5% vs 2.4%), and communications (1.8% vs 1.1%).

However, these gains were partly offset by slower inflation in restaurants and hotels (2.4% vs 2.8%), housing and utilities (1.9% vs 2.0%), and miscellaneous goods and services (2.2% vs 2.4%), alongside a steeper decline in clothing and footwear prices (-2.3% vs -1.9%).

Meanwhile, core inflation — excluding energy and unprocessed food — inched up to 2.0% but remained relatively subdued.

On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose 0.5% in June, following a flat reading in May.