1 million Irish to see jump of 80 euros per month for utilities

DUBLIN, Ireland: The 1.1 million Irish customers of state-owned ESB Company, providers of electricity and gas, will see a 26.7 percent increase in electricity prices and 37.5 percent increase for its household gas customers beginning 1 October.

ESB's Electric Ireland has blamed the price increase on "unprecedented increases in international energy market prices and their impact on wholesale gas prices," resultin