{"id":614570,"date":"2026-09-04T19:24:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T19:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/614570\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T19:24:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T19:24:13","slug":"netflix-has-quietly-increased-prices-for-irish-customers-%c2%b7-thejournal-ie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/614570\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix has quietly increased prices for Irish customers \u00b7 TheJournal.ie"},"content":{"rendered":"

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STREAMING GIANT NETFLIX has quietly increased the prices of its monthly subscription plans.<\/p>\n

The changes kicked in for new customers yesterday, and will be rolled out to existing users in the coming weeks, Netflix told\u00a0The Journal\u00a0this evening.<\/p>\n

The platform\u2019s \u2018standard\u2019 plan previously cost \u20ac16.99 for Irish customers \u2013 but sign up today, and you will pay \u20ac18.99.<\/p>\n

Netflix\u2019s cheapest, \u2018basic\u2019 plan, which previously cost \u20ac10.99, is going up to \u20ac11.99. A \u2018premium\u2019 plan \u2013 popular with families, as it allows four devices to watch at the same time \u2013 will now cost \u20ac25.99, up from \u20ac23.99.<\/p>\n

That means a year of Netflix premium \u2013 which it says is its most popular plan \u2013 will now cost \u20ac312.<\/p>\n

Netflix said the exact timing for when the price rise will kick in for existing subscribers will depend on their billing cycles.<\/p>\n

\u201cExisting members will be notified by email a month before the new prices are applied to them,\u201d the company said.<\/p>\n

Netflix said it\u2019s updating its prices to reinvest in shows and in improving users\u2019 experience. It said upcoming shows for 2026 include series of The Gentlemen and of Black Doves, as well as adaptations of Jane Austen\u2019s Pride & Prejudice (starring Emma Corrin and Jack Lowden) and John Steinbeck\u2019s East of Eden (starring Florence Pugh).<\/p>\n

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Darragh Cassidy of price comparison website Bonkers.ie said price hikes of \u20ac1-2 are pretty standard for subscription services in the current market.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt happens all the time. Disney and Apple TV came in with really low prices, but as they became more popular and increased the amount of content they increased the price,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Irish audiences have been hit by other subscription increases this year. Music and podcast platform Spotify increased prices<\/a>\u00a0for most plans in May, while Youtube Premium is increasing its monthly charge from \u20ac13.99 to \u20ac15.99 this month.\n<\/p>\n

How to save money<\/p>\n

Cassidy advised that Netflix customers should check they are not paying for a plan that\u2019s more expensive than they need. For instance, if kids have flown the nest it might not make sense to pay for premium, when basic or standard would probably do for a single adult or couple.<\/p>\n

Netflix\u2019s basic plan offers lower video and sound quality than the standard plan, and allows streaming on only one rather than on two devices with standard.<\/p>\n

Cassidy added that it\u2019s worth bearing in mind that if you pause your Netflix subscription, all your account data and viewing history will still be there if you sign back up after a few months, \u201cand hopefully a whole raft of new shows you want to watch\u201d.<\/p>\n

Finally, there is almost certainly no point in having more than two streaming services on the go, as you\u2019re likely to be overwhelmed by choice and probably paying for something you don\u2019t need.<\/p>\n

And it\u2019s worth bearing in mind that the RT\u00c9 and Channel 4\u2032s streaming services are free. Channel 4 usually has lots of good films, while RT\u00c9 has several popular children\u2019s shows, including Bluey and Puffin Rock, and syndicates international TV series as well as offering its own Irish content.<\/p>\n

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\n Some film options on Channel 4’s player today.\n<\/p>\n

British media outlets reported today that Netflix has quietly upped prices there too, with the cheapest, ad-supported tier going up by a hefty 33% to \u00a37.99 (\u20ac9.29).<\/p>\n

Netflix does not yet offer ad-supported plans in Ireland, but it has been reported that this could be rolled out here next year. Netflix told RT\u00c9 in May<\/a> that ads would give Irish customers more affordable plan options.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LAST UPDATE | 32 mins ago STREAMING GIANT NETFLIX has quietly increased the prices of its monthly subscription…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":614571,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[72,118574,8497,24646,943,9618,61,60,1868,260656,14735,26352,260657,151865],"class_list":["post-614570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-consumer-issues","tag-consumer-news","tag-consumers","tag-cost-of-living","tag-disney","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-netflix","tag-netflix-and-bill","tag-spotify","tag-streaming-services","tag-subscription-prices","tag-youtube-premium"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/614570","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=614570"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/614570\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/614571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=614570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=614570"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=614570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}