There are things that gas and electricity customers can do to soften the blow of record highs in prices.

Two options are to switch supplier which people rarely do and the second is to look at ways at using less energy around the home.

Daragh Cassidy - Head of Communications, Bonkers.ie and Dee Reddy Head of Content Development for GoLoud joined the Last Word to discuss.

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