Prices increased by almost 10% in Ireland over the last year

Prices in Ireland rose by 9.6% in the past year.

That's according to Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

While ten eurozone countries registered double-digit inflation in July, including two of the bloc’s largest economies; Spain saw inflation rise by 10.8%, while in the Netherlands it rose by 11.6%.

German prices rose 8.5%, while France saw 6.8% inflation.

Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia saw inflation of over 20%.

Meanwhile Eurozone energy prices rose by almost 40%.