Bord Gais Energy has announced its second price cut in 8 months.

Customers will have the unit rate of gas cut by 2.5 per cent - and the unit rate for electricity cut by 2 per cent.

The utility says the cuts will reduce the average household energy bill by just over 44 euro - brining the total reductions this year to almost 100 euro.

The changes come into effect from the 1st of October.

Personal Finace Editor with the Irish Independent Charlie Weston says it will hopefully put pressure on others to follow suit: