Heating Oil Prices Limerick (October 2026)
Prices updated 11 October 2026
What does home heating oil cost in Co. Limerick?
The cheapest kerosene quote we hold for Co. Limerick is €845 for a 500-litre delivery and €1,512 for 900 litres, from Corrib Oil, at 168.0c/L. 2 distributors quote for this county. That is +40.0c/L against the SEAI national benchmark of 128.0c/L.
Indicative prices recorded on 11 October 2026. Kerosene is unregulated and moves daily — always get a live quote for your own address before ordering.
Heating oil quotes for Co. Limerick
Every distributor in our data that quotes for a Co. Limerick address, cheapest per litre first. These are prices for a delivered tank fill including VAT, not a rate card. To see how the county compares with the rest of the country, use the full heating oil comparison.
| Supplier | 500 litres | 900 litres | Per litre | Quote basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corrib Oil | €845 | €1,512 | 168.0c/L | County-wide quote |
| Certa | €885.98 | €1,583.43 | 175.9c/L | County-wide quote |
How Co. Limerick compares with the national benchmark
The SEAI publishes a national average kerosene price as part of its domestic fuel cost comparison. It is a benchmark rather than an offer — nobody sells at it, and you cannot order from it — but it is the fairest way to say whether Co. Limerick is currently dear or cheap relative to the country as a whole.
| Quote | 500 litres | 900 litres | Per litre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheapest Limerick quote (Corrib Oil) | €845 | €1,512 | 168.0c/L |
| SEAI national average (benchmark) | €640 | €1,152 | 128.0c/L |
| Difference in Limerick | +€205 | +€360 | +40.0c/L |
Heating oil in Co. Limerick
Limerick city and its suburbs are on the natural gas network, but the county around them is not. West Limerick towards Newcastle West and Abbeyfeale, the Golden Vale dairy country to the south and east around Kilmallock and Bruff, and the estuary side towards Askeaton and Foynes are all predominantly oil-heated, from the usual 1,000-litre domestic tank.
The county is well placed for distribution — the M20 and N21 corridors carry deliveries out from the city in both directions — but the western end towards the Kerry border is a longer run, and quoted county-level prices reflect an average across both. Limerick is covered both by national distributors and by Corrib Oil, which operates across the west and mid-west, so a Limerick address will usually have more than one live quote. Comparing the two, and comparing 500 against 900 litres, is worth doing on every order.
Quotes on this page cover deliveries across the county, including Limerick, Newcastle West, Abbeyfeale, Kilmallock, Rathkeale, Adare.
Heating oil in Co. Limerick: common questions
How much is home heating oil in Limerick right now?
The cheapest kerosene quote we hold for Co. Limerick is €845 for a 500-litre delivery and €1,512 for 900 litres, from Corrib Oil, at 168.0c/L. That was recorded on 11 October 2026. Heating oil is not a regulated price and it moves daily with the wholesale market, so treat this as an indication of where the market sits rather than as a price you can hold a distributor to.
Which suppliers deliver heating oil in Limerick?
2 distributors in our data quote for Co. Limerick: Corrib Oil, Certa. That is not the whole market — most counties also have local distributors who quote by phone and do not publish prices online, and it is usually worth ringing one or two of them before ordering. Our figures exist to tell you whether the price you are quoted is reasonable, not to be the only price you get.
Is it cheaper to order 500 or 900 litres in Limerick?
900 litres, by a clear margin. At the cheapest Limerick quote, 500 litres costs €845, so buying 900 litres in two 500-litre-rate portions would cost about €1,521 — against €1,512 for a single 900-litre delivery, a saving of roughly €9. The delivery itself costs the distributor much the same either way, so the bigger the order, the further that cost is spread. The counter-argument is cash flow: a part fill is easier to find in a week when the boiler is already running.
Why is the SEAI national average different from these Limerick quotes?
Because it is a different kind of number. The SEAI figure is a published national benchmark averaged across the whole market — it is not a quote, no distributor is offering to sell at it, and you cannot order from it. It is on this page for one purpose: to tell you whether Co. Limerick is currently dearer or cheaper than the country as a whole, and by how much. The distributor quotes above are real prices that were live on the date shown.
When is the best time to buy heating oil?
Earlier than most people do. Kerosene prices track crude oil and the wholesale refined market, and they also respond to demand: a cold snap sends every household in the county to the phone at once, which pushes prices up and delivery times out at exactly the moment nobody can wait. Buying in late summer or early autumn, before the first cold weather, is a better habit than buying in December, and it removes the risk of running dry on a week when the tanker is booked out.