the cost of everything in 2024, from Oasis tickets to Leinster House cycle shelter The Irish Times

1.40

Cost of a standard postage stamp from February this year, with An Post increasing the price for the fourth time in less than three years. The new price remains well below the average European rate for a comparable next day mail service, suggesting that another increase is now very likely in the postal sector.

41

Euro price of a ticket to the Willys Chocolate Experience in Glasglow which, in March, promised to send ticket holders on a journey filled with wondrous creations and enchanting surprises at every turn. Sadly, the event went viral because it was shit and the kids cried like Willy Wonka would have wanted.

100

Ticket prices for this summer's GAA All-Ireland finals have hit the triple-digit mark, an increase of 10 for the stands following a review of ticketing. The GAA said it was the first increase in final ticket prices since 2019 and only the second in 14 years, although GAA president Jarlath Burns later admitted the price was high .

347

Average amount spent by Oasis fans on tickets for next year's two concerts in Croke Park, according to August data from the AIB. Sales of the reunion tour sparked controversy in Ireland and Britain after dynamic pricing drove up ticket prices as 1990s nostalgics queued online to buy them.

366,000

The cost of building a cycle shed at Leinster House was the subject of a political outcry in September. Despite this expensive architecture which saw representatives from the Office of Public Works summoned before the Oireachtas Finance Committee, TDs complained that the shape of the canopy meant their bikes could still get wet.

2.4 million

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson received roughly that amount from publisher HarperCollins as an advance for his memoir Unsold Sorry, Unleashed. Only 42,528 copies of the 784-page book were sold in its first week on sale in October, far below the first-week totals accumulated by her predecessors Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair.

10.1 million

Amount for which Dublin Airport was fined by the Irish Aviation Authority in March after investigations in 2023 revealed poor cleanliness in toilets and terminals as well as long waiting times for the security. Airport operator DAA said it had put its affairs in order ahead of the peak summer season. Phew!

73 million

That's the amount in euros that the U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority fined Citigroup in May after a big finger trading error two years earlier that briefly sent European stock markets into convulsions. The trader intended to sell shares worth $58 million, but he entered incorrect numbers, valuing them at $444 billion.

1.84 billion

Fine imposed on Apple by the European Union in March for abusing its dominant position in the distribution of music streaming applications to iPhone and iPad users by limiting the way competitors interact with consumers. The antitrust sanction, which Apple is appealing, was sweet music to Spotify, which said it sent a powerful message.

14 billion

This is roughly the amount that is flowing into the Treasury coffers after the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered a final judgment in September in the Apple state aid case. The revenue will be used to address known challenges in housing, energy, water and transport infrastructure, it was announced on Budget Day. A new bike shelter?

99 billion

The amount collected in taxes during the first 11 months of the year, according to data from the Ministry of Finance. The record sum was inflated by a $35 billion corporate tax windfall for the year ending at the end of November. But shush! Don't tell Donald.