‘I used to meet my fella under that clock’: Shoppers delight as life returns to ClerysShoppers queue outside new-look Clerys Quarter as opening of H&M breathes new life back into buildingFri Mar 15 2024 - 16:04
First look at Clerys Quarter: A glimpse inside one of Dublin’s best known shops for the first time in nine yearsDevelopment remains a work in progress and will not open fully until next year, but today H&M becomes the first store in the development to open to customersFri Mar 15 2024 - 08:48
Eir and Ryanair top list of companies named in consumer helpline contactsCurrys and Vodafone also featured prominently among almost 40,000 contacts to the Competition and Consumer Protection CommissionFri Mar 15 2024 - 06:00
Woman (95) unable to trigger fall alarm for more than a week as phone line not fixedPricewatch: Relative reported fault to Eir, saying she relied on phone as it is connected to her fall alarmThu Mar 14 2024 - 08:48
Consumers at risk from rogue locksmiths operating without licences, watchdog warnsPrivate Security Authority says ‘public should exercise extreme care when selecting a locksmith’ for homes or businessesWed Mar 13 2024 - 18:17
Ballet Ireland pulls dance piece over Israel linksPiece by Israeli choreographer Ohad Naharin removed from Bold Moves programmeWed Mar 13 2024 - 16:44
Cillian Murphy win and four awards for Dublin film company crown ‘huge year’ for Ireland on screenOppenheimer wins seven awards including best director and best film, while Irish-produced Poor Things takes home four statuettes including best actress for Emma StoneMon Mar 11 2024 - 12:06
She married a man she’d never met, is losing thousands, and no-one can helpPricewatch: Here’s the story of a romance scam. While the details are very upsetting, her family wants us to highlight it to show the damage such deceit can do - to victims and their familiesMon Mar 11 2024 - 06:00
What can, and cannot, be done about romance scams? Pricewatch: Extent of fraud not known fully because many victims ‘too embarrassed to report the fraud to gardaí'Mon Mar 11 2024 - 06:00
‘Our children will in all likelihood lose their mother. We didn’t want to spend precious time calling PTSB’After being diagnosed with a terminal illness, one woman and her husband try to get their finances in orderMon Mar 04 2024 - 06:00
A hotel’s illegal approach to gift vouchers, and a customer left short-changedThere are now strict rules governing the operation of gift vouchers, but it seems that some businesses are still choosing to ignore the lawThu Feb 29 2024 - 11:05
Dublin’s new official tour guide? AI chatbot to help show visitors around capital‘Smart tourism’ initiative aims to demonstrate how AI can help with more personalised travel recommendationsWed Feb 28 2024 - 20:32
Access to cash bill could hurt competition, hearing is told Oireachtas Finance Committee hears cash is ‘a crucial budgeting tool for many of those on fixed and lower incomes’Tue Feb 27 2024 - 18:46
Home alarm companies targeted in dawn raids by competition watchdog and gardaíMove part of an ongoing criminal investigation into potential breaches of competition lawTue Feb 27 2024 - 06:00
Mobile and broadband users face multiple communication price hikes without any chance to switch ComReg told Green Party TD Neasa Hourigan price increases linked to inflationMon Feb 26 2024 - 11:49
Which companies prompted people to contact the consumer watchdog most last year?Pricewatch: Consumers called the watchdog helpline almost 19,000 times between January and June of 2023 - that works out at more than 100 calls a dayMon Feb 26 2024 - 06:00
Fridges, phones, holidays: The faulty goods and services that cause Irish people most stressA wide-ranging survey highlights the sectors and issues that cost Irish people almost €1bn last yearMon Feb 26 2024 - 06:00
Passenger deaths since start of the year almost equals entire number killed in 2019, RSA figures show Road safety advocates express alarm at huge spike in number of passenger deaths in just two months, with speeding, not wearing seat belts and mobile phone usage main factorsMon Feb 26 2024 - 05:00
First-time buyers: The supports that can help the ‘locked-out generation’ buy their own homeFinancial supports are available to help first-time buyers and others in the market, though they are not without criticsSat Feb 24 2024 - 05:30
Consumer complaints: Who do you call when things go wrong?‘Pricewatch receives more complaints about travel than any other area, although telecoms come close’Fri Feb 23 2024 - 11:00
‘As a long-term VHI customer I was very upset’: Why all insurers, except one, cover an eye surgery unit A Cork reader discovers her insurance does not cover an eye procedure due to a geographical quirkThu Feb 22 2024 - 13:21
Fewer than 5% of learner drivers hand over licences after road traffic conviction Only three of 111 drivers in Co Tipperary who appeared before the courts surrendered their licences last yearTue Feb 20 2024 - 06:00
When Grace lost €6,412 in a scam, she asked her bank for help. Here’s what happenedPricewatch: ‘How on earth can a refund be achieved if there is no investigative fraud unit?’Mon Feb 19 2024 - 06:00
Are Lidl customers being codded with this fishy price hike?Pricewatch: Irish grocery inflation has continued to fall in recent months, so why are some prices on the chain’s shelves bucking the trend?Mon Feb 19 2024 - 05:00
Inside a Dublin recycling centre: ‘We get some strange material. Recently we had a firearm’Ballymount waste facility caters for the larger Dublin area and recyclable rubbish from more than 440,000 homes comes through the gates weeklySat Feb 17 2024 - 06:00
Man whose wife died falls into arrears after PTSB delays in issuing paperworkBank responds to Irish Times query by introducing moratorium on mortgage and backdating it so the mortgage is no longer showing as being in arrearsThu Feb 15 2024 - 06:00
St Valentine’s Day: Counting the cost of lovePricewatch: How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. Well, maybe let me count the total outlay, first of allMon Feb 12 2024 - 06:00
‘Vibecession’ hits as Irish consumers feel gloomy despite positive signs More than 60% of parents say wages just about cover essential monthly expenses with little left over for leisureMon Feb 12 2024 - 05:00
How conflict in the Middle East is squeezing global supply chains and affecting consumers As shortages and delays start to bite, companies are likely to bring production closer to home, but that means higher pricesSat Feb 10 2024 - 06:00
Ryanair passengers recount ‘dehumanising’ experiences amid gathering storm clouds Carrier cites weather-related disruptions as a result of Storm Isha and rejects claims of insensitivity under duressThu Feb 08 2024 - 06:00
Flogas Energy cuts prices by up to 25% in latest sign of stabilising costsSome Flogas Energy customers will see gas and electricity bills fall by more than €700Wed Feb 07 2024 - 00:00
Grocery inflation falls to 5.9% as promotional sales increase Level was at 7.1 per cent in December and 16.4 per cent in March of last yearTue Feb 06 2024 - 12:46
Dublin should follow Paris’s lead and charge SUVs higher parking fees, say campaigners If Parisian approach was adopted in Dublin, cost of parking larger cars would top €10 per hour and might dissuade motorists from buying big vehiclesMon Feb 05 2024 - 18:11
More room on airport buses with seats for 35m promisedSeat for every passenger travelling to or from airport pledgedMon Feb 05 2024 - 12:27
Almost 20,000 fleet cars not properly registered despite new laws It has emerged that just under 233,000 qualifying vehicles had been uploaded to the National Fleet Database as of the start of last monthMon Feb 05 2024 - 06:00
Some €2,000 withdrawn from Kildare Scouts’ bank account after administrative errorBetween last June and Christmas, a monthly direct debit of more than €300 was taken from the accountMon Feb 05 2024 - 06:00
Buying an electric car: From affordability to charging infrastructure, here is all you need to knowPricewatch: Conor Pope breaks down the pros and cons of EVs in IrelandMon Feb 05 2024 - 06:00
Parents using infant formula ‘stigmatised’ and hit financially Senator questions high prices and restrictions on voucher use when it comes to baby formulaMon Feb 05 2024 - 06:00
Taoiseach ‘very concerned’ as gardaí investigate possible arson attack in BrittasSeven units of Dublin Fire Brigade tackling blaze at vacant building being ‘considered’ for refugee accommodationSun Feb 04 2024 - 20:05
Health insurance Q&A: What exactly happened this week and what does it mean for me?Increases averaging 7% were rolled out by VHI Healthcare earlier this week, which could see many families worse off by more than €500 a yearSun Feb 04 2024 - 06:00
Cocaine valued at €3.1m seized as Garda targets Dublin drugs gangA further 55kg worth of cannabis with an estimated value of €1.1m seized in LimerickFri Feb 02 2024 - 16:36
Deposit return scheme explainer: Who gets the money if I don’t collect? From February 1st, a 15c deposit will be automatically added to bottles and cans between 150ml and 500ml and 25c for larger containersWed Jan 31 2024 - 16:19
Are you on a tracker or variable mortgage? You could be getting some money back . . . ‘Targeted’ mortgage interest-relief measure will see more than 200,000 homeowners entitled to paymentWed Jan 31 2024 - 11:20
St Patrick’s Day: festival organisers hoping 2024 theme will spark joy and banish spectre of November riot Spréach, the Irish word for ‘spark’, is the theme for this year’s festival and parade, as the programme was unveiled in Dublin’s Mountjoy SquareTue Jan 30 2024 - 16:11
Price hikes from VHI will see some families worse off by €500 this yearThird time in less than a year the health insurance company has rolled out a price increaseTue Jan 30 2024 - 11:57
Passengers take Aer Lingus to task over not getting what they paid for Pricewatch: Three readers take the airline to task over not getting what they paid for, opaque compensation protocols and missing luggageTue Jan 30 2024 - 06:00
Ryanair’s passport rules leave UK-bound passenger - and its staff - confusedPricewatch: For how long does your passport have to be valid if you are travelling to the UK with Ryanair?Mon Jan 29 2024 - 06:00
Is travel insurance a waste of money or the best €100 you’ll ever spend?Things can go wrong on holiday, or ahead of it, for all sorts of unexpected reasonsFri Jan 26 2024 - 11:04
The Deposit Return Scheme: Everything you need to knowDrinks in plastic bottles or aluminium cans that feature the Re-turn logo will carry a deposit on top of the cost of the product from next monthMon Jan 22 2024 - 06:00
Re-turn: The Deposit Return Scheme that could reshape IrelandPricewatch: A new scheme is about to place a monetary value on the plastic bottles and cans we drink from and then almost always discard, via recycling or otherwise. It’s going to be pretty differentMon Jan 22 2024 - 06:00
