Brew it yourselfWHAT'S THE STORY WITH HOMEBREW BEER AND WINE?: WHEN THEY announced a year-long price freeze last December, publicans probably…Mon Mar 30 2009 - 01:00
Holidays 'safe from job loss'TRAVEL DEALS: SUNWAY HOLIDAYS has introduced redundancy cover as part of its package holidays to encourage bookings from people…Sat Mar 28 2009 - 00:00
Gardai question artist under cautionCOWEN PORTRAITS HOAX: THE ARTIST responsible for the nude portraits of the Taoiseach which were found hanging in two Dublin …Thu Mar 26 2009 - 00:00
Gardaí visit radio station in Cowen painting inquiryFresh life was breathed into the controversy over nude paintings of the Taoiseach which were found hanging in two Dublin art …Wed Mar 25 2009 - 00:00
Buying nutritious meals without cooking the booksIT ALMOST sounds too good to be true, but a family of four can eat a tasty, wholesome meal for less than 80 cent a head.Fri Mar 20 2009 - 00:00
The library free-for-allWHAT'S THE STORY WITH THE POPULARITY OF OUR LIBRARIES?:Mon Mar 16 2009 - 00:00
Price parity move for Tesco clothesTESCO IRELAND is to introduce euro-sterling price parity on all its clothes from Monday as part of a €20 million price restructuring…Sat Mar 14 2009 - 00:00
Air passengers 'don't know their rights'CONSUMER AFFAIRS: ONLY 5 PER CENT of Irish consumers know all their rights when they fly, according to a survey published by…Sat Mar 14 2009 - 00:00
1,750 ways to boost economyTHE FIRST suggestions arising out of an online campaign aimed at kick-starting the economy through innovation and social awareness…Fri Mar 13 2009 - 00:00
Tesco to introduce price parity on clothingTesco Ireland is to introduce euro-sterling price parity on all its clothes from Monday as part of a €20 million price re-structuring…Fri Mar 13 2009 - 00:00
Passenger knowledge of rights low, survey findsOnly five per cent of Irish consumers know all their rights when they fly, according to a survey published by the European Consumer…Thu Mar 12 2009 - 00:00
Curtain falls on Questions and AnswersOne of RTE's longest running current affairs programmes, Questions and Answers is to cease broadcasting in June after 23 years…Tue Mar 10 2009 - 00:00
The DIY lunchWHAT'S THE STORY WITH MAKING YOUR OWN LUNCH?: SOME TIME BACK, when Pricewatch suggested on Today FM’s Last Word that people …Mon Mar 09 2009 - 00:00
Croker gig on the horizon for U2U2 are to play Croke Park on July 24th as part of their world tour, it was confirmed this morning.Mon Mar 09 2009 - 00:00
SR Technics redundancy protest at Swiss embassyA GROUP of 300 SR Technics employees held a demonstration at the Swiss embassy in Dublin yesterday in protest at the company’…Sat Mar 07 2009 - 00:00
New website aims to beat the downturn with bright ideasAN ONLINE campaign which is attempting to harness the power of the internet to find ways out of the economic downturn received…Sat Mar 07 2009 - 00:00
Five men injured in Mountjoy Prison incidentTWO PRISON officers and three inmates were taken to hospital after a riot involving up to 40 inmates at Mountjoy Prison in Dublin…Fri Mar 06 2009 - 00:00
Eight officers hurt in Mountjoy prison riotTwo prison officers were hospitalised and six others suffered minor injuries in a riot involving up to 40 inmates at Mountjoy…Thu Mar 05 2009 - 00:00
Half of economic migrants in rural Ireland will stay - reportMORE THAN 50 per cent of economic migrants living in rural Ireland intend to remain in the State despite the downturn, and more…Wed Mar 04 2009 - 00:00
Online gamblers should not bet on securing a mortgageONLINE GAMBLERS who apply for mortgages may have more at stake than their occasional flutters – banks are now using their hobby…Wed Mar 04 2009 - 00:00
Government 'has never valued transparency'JOURNALIST AND broadcaster Susan O’Keefe has claimed the Government’s disregard for transparency or honesty consistently sent…Tue Mar 03 2009 - 00:00
Economic migrants in rural areas risk isolation, report findsOver 50 per cent of the economic migrants living in rural Ireland intend to remain in the State despite the downturn and more…Tue Mar 03 2009 - 00:00
Corruption costing State €3bn, report claimsCorruption could still be costing the Irish economy as much as €3 billion each year in lost revenue and foreign investment, according…Mon Mar 02 2009 - 00:00
Ryanair dismisses ticket 'propaganda'AIRLINE TICKETS: A ROW has broken out between Ryanair and an online travel agency over the results of a survey indicating that…Sat Feb 28 2009 - 00:00
Another discount in power price warTHE STATE’S power struggle intensified yesterday when Airtricity, the third player in the domestic electricity market, introduced…Sat Feb 28 2009 - 00:00
ESB price reductions 'within weeks'THE COMMISSION for Energy Regulation is set to announce details of substantial price reductions from the ESB within the next …Fri Feb 27 2009 - 00:00
Airtricity drops domestic electricity prices furtherThe State’s power struggle intensified yesterday when Airticity, the third player in the domestic electricity market, introduced…Fri Feb 27 2009 - 00:00
Consumers warned over rising insurance costsPeople have been warned by the Consumers' Association of Ireland (CAI) to resist any "outrageous" and "unacceptable" price increases…Tue Feb 24 2009 - 00:00
Simpsons Irish adventure to be screened on Patrick's DayWoo-hoo! The Simpsons are comingMon Feb 23 2009 - 00:00
The switch is onWHAT'S THE STORY WITH BORD GÁIS GOING ELECTRIC?: THE IRISH electricity market displayed a bus-like quality last week when consumers…Mon Feb 23 2009 - 00:00
Cowen was lobbied over CFD tax reversalTaoiseach Brian Cowen has confirmed that he was lobbied in 2006 by a number of financial institutions and brokerage firms before…Wed Feb 18 2009 - 00:00
NCA price survey shows 'evidence of growing competition'While there is still very little difference in the price of a basket of branded products across the Republic’s main supermarket…Wed Feb 11 2009 - 00:00
Ryanair to cut 1 in 3 of its Shannon staffAIRLINE COSTS: RYANAIR ANNOUNCED this week that it will reduce its aircraft numbers, routes, flights and traffic to and from…Sat Feb 07 2009 - 00:00
Restaurant puts its faith in the milk of human kindnessA RESTAURANT owner is praying a spur-of-the-moment decision to tear up his price lists for the rest of the month and allow his…Thu Feb 05 2009 - 00:00
Upside to the downturnTEN REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL AMID HARD TIMES: EVERY EVENING George Lee does his turn on the RTÉ news, the nation’s hearts collectively…Mon Jan 26 2009 - 00:00
Ryan calls for children injured in Gaza to be treated in EUFianna Fail MEP Eoin Ryan has called on all EU governments to put in place a programme to allow children critically injured by…Sun Jan 25 2009 - 00:00
Inquiry into incest case confirmed by HSEThe Health Service Executive has announced details of an independent inquiry into the handling of the Roscommon incest caseSat Jan 24 2009 - 00:00
52% more young Irish granted work holiday visas for AustraliaTHE NUMBER of young Irish people travelling to Australia on working holiday visas rose significantly last year, figures released…Fri Jan 23 2009 - 00:00
Price is still not rightWHILE THE sometimes ridiculous differential between euro and sterling prices in retail outlets operating in the Republic and …Mon Jan 12 2009 - 00:00
Bargain hotel nights as prices tumbleGETAWAY DEALS: WITH TOURISM earnings in Britain predicted to fall by as much as £4 billion (€4Sat Jan 10 2009 - 00:00
How to buck the downturnTEN FINANCIAL RESOLUTIONS FOR THE RECESSION: JANUARY IS, TYPICALLY, the longest, most depressing month of the year and the gloom…Mon Jan 05 2009 - 00:00
Rollercoaster ride for consumersA weakening pound led to a widening gap between prices North and South, and, as rip-off refugees flooded across the Border, the…Mon Dec 29 2008 - 00:00
Bargaining by rightsThe spending splurge and the fight for bargains that lie ahead could well be the last hurrah for many of the country's conspicuous…Mon Dec 22 2008 - 00:00
Changes to price of petrol passed on in 'timely fashion'PRICE CHANGES for petrol and diesel are being passed on to consumers in a “relatively timely fashion”, according to a report …Sat Dec 20 2008 - 00:00
ESRI predicts jobless rate of nearly 10%Some 117,000 jobs will go next year and unemployment levels will rise to an average of 9Thu Dec 18 2008 - 00:00
Don't slouch on vouchersTHEY MIGHT NOT be the most imaginative or the most thoughtful present in the world, but vouchers remain enormously popular in…Mon Dec 15 2008 - 00:00
Inside the disservice industryThe roll of dishonour for bad customer service has been growing since PriceWatch began in this newspaper four years agoSat Dec 13 2008 - 00:00
Reports in UK media have potential to do most damageWORLD REACTION: WITHIN 12 hours of the pork recall being announced be the Food Safety Authority of Ireland, the international…Tue Dec 09 2008 - 00:00
Gift ideas onlineWhile online shopping is not without its problems, it is the most hassle-free - and almost certainly the cheapest - way to go…Mon Dec 08 2008 - 00:00
World press has field day with pork crisisWithin 12 hours of the pork recall being announced, the international press was carrying the story and the manner in which the…Mon Dec 08 2008 - 00:00
