FuelWatch Tracks 10,000+ Fuel Price Points Across 1,500+ Irish Stations

FuelWatch.ie has compiled the largest independent dataset of fuel prices in Ireland, covering over 1,500 petrol and diesel stations across all 32 counties. The community-powered platform has already collected more than 10,000 individual price data points from drivers reporting pump prices at stations from Donegal to Wexford.

The data paints the most detailed picture of Irish fuel pricing ever assembled by a non-government body. Station-level petrol and diesel prices are now visible for every county in the Republic and Northern Ireland — revealing price gaps of up to 15c per litre between stations in the same town.

What the data shows

Fuel prices in Ireland vary significantly not just between counties, but between stations within the same locality. The data gathered by FuelWatch confirms what Irish drivers have long suspected: without transparency, there is no market pressure to keep prices competitive.

• Petrol prices range from under 170c to over 192c per litre depending on location and brand.
• Diesel prices show similar variation, with rural stations often charging more than urban ones despite lower overheads.
• Brand is not a reliable indicator — the same fuel brand can vary by 8–12c per litre between two stations 20 minutes apart.

Why this matters

Ireland remains one of the only EU countries without mandatory fuel price reporting. Countries like France, Germany, Austria, and Australia have had government-run transparency platforms for years. In every case, the introduction of mandatory price reporting led to measurable decreases in both fuel prices and price dispersion.

TD Shay Brennan's recent PumpWatch proposal — which would require all Irish fuel retailers to publish prices — is a step in the right direction. FuelWatch.ie is the proof that the infrastructure to make this work already exists.

About the platform

FuelWatch.ie is a community-powered fuel price platform built for Irish drivers. Users report the prices they see at the pump, and those prices become visible to everyone. The platform covers major brands and independent stations across the entire island of Ireland. It is ad-free, takes no data from fuel companies, and is funded entirely by its users.