‘Four months is long time to get no response from An Post about an incorrect €82 charge’ Pricewatch: A delivery of expensive tea that came all the way from China also arrived with a VAT bill despite tea being zero-rated for VAT by RevenueTue Mar 21 2023 - 05:01
‘Why are you stealing from people, Adam?’ What happened when a scam artist phoned Conor PopeAn unfamiliar number flashes up on my phone and I press record. Listen to the conversation belowMon Mar 20 2023 - 06:00
A disabled man’s mobility vehicle is damaged on a Ryanair flight. A payment row follows This week we hear from two readers who have both had difficulties with the airline recentlyMon Mar 20 2023 - 05:00
Irish people are struggling to cope with relentless demands, research findsThe silver lining of the pandemic was the slower pace; now many are struggling to cope with the pressures and relentless demandsSat Mar 18 2023 - 05:00
Almost half of Irish people say their mental health has suffered as a result of the pandemicBehaviour & Altitudes survey finds young people ‘much more negative and directionless’ than in pre-Covid timesSat Mar 18 2023 - 02:00
St Patrick’s Day: Oil barons, broadswords and New York City cops as Dublin parade wows crowds‘I was expecting more people to be drinking on this street,’ one Spanish visitor sighs as 400,000 turn out for festivitiesFri Mar 17 2023 - 17:48
Eir tops list for calls to consumer watchdog last yearTelecommunications firms, utilities, airlines and electronics retailers among most complained about in 2022Wed Mar 15 2023 - 00:00
Primary schools ‘completely in the dark’ over free book scheme Shortages ‘90 per cent certain’ due to lack of information about operation of scheme, book industry saysMon Mar 13 2023 - 05:00
Anti-drone technology easily circumvented, say expertsDublin Airport forced to suspend flights on several occasions in recent weeks due to drone activityMon Mar 13 2023 - 05:00
40 travel hacks to help you get the best and cheapest holidaysPricewatch: Try booking a flight 6-8 weeks before you travel, and buy travel insurance at the same timeMon Mar 13 2023 - 00:01
Deliveries from UK to be smoother as postal row sorted Thousands of purchases made by Irish shoppers have been returned over customs issuesSun Mar 12 2023 - 14:30
Irish households save €1 for every €4 they spendLatest CSO data shows households are saving at an even higher rate than during pandemicThu Mar 09 2023 - 12:12
Shrinkflation bites: Biscuits to disappear from packs of Penguins and Digestives Popular biscuits from McVities getting smaller while Penguins go missing from multi-packsThu Mar 09 2023 - 11:07
Grocery price inflation reaches record high of 16%, data showsIrish shoppers have also experienced shortages in fruit and vegetable aisles over recent weeksMon Mar 06 2023 - 18:05
WhatsApp promises transparent and less aggressive approach on updatesIntervention of Irish consumer group and others across EU prompts fresh commitment from social media giantMon Mar 06 2023 - 17:28
Women’s football team named as Dublin St Patrick parade’s grand marshallTeam to lead parade along with manager Vera Pauw on merit of being ‘very best of Ireland’s strength, perseverance and sporting achievement’Mon Mar 06 2023 - 12:50
Has the demise of money been exaggerated? Pricewatch: Covid turned many people off notes, coins and ATMs but there are many democratic and inclusive reasons why physical cash should continue to have currencyMon Mar 06 2023 - 06:15
Irish artist Camille Souter dies aged 93Work of Achill-based visual artist and Aosdána saoi spanned seven decadesFri Mar 03 2023 - 18:52
Electric Ireland business prices falling but no good news for domestic users No sign of relief for domestic customers despite a fall in prices for businesses of around 10 per cent from next monthMon Feb 27 2023 - 15:16
No joy for households as Electric Ireland cuts bills for small businesses by 10%Small and medium businesses will benefit from lower electricity costs but charges for homes will remain the sameMon Feb 27 2023 - 14:56
Return of the travel agents: The package holiday is making a comebackAll-inclusive trips booked by travel agents are rising in popularity as holidaymakers seek securityMon Feb 27 2023 - 10:00
Anatomy of a Revolut scam: Peter watched helplessly as thousands drained from his account Pricewatch: The live chat with the help desk was genuine, the phone call and ‘verification’ request were fakeMon Feb 27 2023 - 04:00
Eviction ban ‘didn’t work’ to curb homelessness, Taoiseach saysHomelessness in Ireland hits another record high, according to figures published on FridaySat Feb 25 2023 - 17:20
Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien talks up progress in face of increased homelessnessMinister says he is optimistic about range of measures being rolled out, despite record homeless numbersSat Feb 25 2023 - 16:17
New papal nuncio appointed to IrelandArchbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor, who is currently serving in Colombia, set to relocate to DublinSat Feb 25 2023 - 12:09
Cost of living: How is it affecting young people, parents and others?As the dust settles on the latest Government’s support package, what do businesses and individuals make of it all and are there any silver linings to be found on the horizon?Sat Feb 25 2023 - 05:00
Wage increases don’t come close to matching inflation - studyAverage white collar worker is Є1,300 worse off in 2023 despite record number of pay risesThu Feb 23 2023 - 05:00
Two men arrested in Dublin following firearm seizureMen arrested after being seen with suspected firearm in the Kylemore area of the cityWed Feb 22 2023 - 16:39
Uninsured drivers a ‘problem as old as the hills’Technology exists to tackle problem which drives up premiums but solution hangs on clean data being sharedTue Feb 21 2023 - 20:51
Government’s new cost-of-living package: What’s in it for me? Unless you are in receipt of welfare, have small children or work in hospitality, you probably won’t see much extra money in your pocketTue Feb 21 2023 - 19:56
Cost-of-living measures: How much are they worth to you?Q&A: Government reliefs were worth about €1,400 net over the last 12 months to a typical Irish household. It would be a very brave government that would pull them in one goMon Feb 20 2023 - 17:09
Cost of filling a car may jump by €10 overnight if excise cut reversed AA warns of price hike as cost of motor fuel remains steady across country since start of 2023Mon Feb 20 2023 - 15:46
Young woman’s bank account emptied because of an unfortunate coincidencePricewatch: Young student followed a link sent to her in a text messageMon Feb 20 2023 - 08:46
Eight scams Irish consumers should be wary ofPricewatch: criminals have become much more adept at conning people out of their cash using a variety of scamsMon Feb 20 2023 - 08:28
Parking Tag: Are you paying for parking a car you no longer have? In addition to parking charges, there’s a monthly ‘service charge’ of 99 cent for each vehicle added to the Parking Tag accountMon Feb 13 2023 - 05:00
Hundreds of millions of punts still being eaten by rats and snailsPricewatch: Some €350 million punts remain unaccounted for 21 years after the euro’s introduction but the Central Bank’s money rescuers are standing by to convert your old moneyMon Feb 13 2023 - 01:00
Car-hire prices double for Easter breaks in Portugal, Greece and other popular destinationsConsumer watchdog finds rentals remain expensive compared with pre-pandemic prices despite improving supply across car-hire companiesFri Feb 10 2023 - 00:01
Personal borrowing surged last year, new figures showMore than €1.6 billion drawn down in 2022 with borrowings for home improvements outstripping car financing dealsThu Feb 09 2023 - 05:00
Irish mortgage rates remain among lowest in Europe but set to climb fast, says Central Bank Central Bank figures suggest Irish mortgage rates are third lowest in euro zone but ECB hikes are starting to biteWed Feb 08 2023 - 12:57
Lack of online supervision for children must be addressed, charity saysFewer than one in five young people prevented by parents from having online access in bedrooms, CyberSafeKids findsTue Feb 07 2023 - 00:01
Rival protests on immigration policy held in DublinGroup supporting diversity accuse far-right of spreading misinformation as counter-demonstration marches on media organisationsMon Feb 06 2023 - 18:20
Delay in introducing counter-drone system leaves Dublin Airport vulnerable to more shutdownsPlans are afoot to address drone hazard by end of 2025 but weekend events show even brief infringements can cause havocMon Feb 06 2023 - 15:00
A woman’s two-year battle to cancel her broadband and TV packagePricewatch: Also this week, postal problems and the price of a pint jumping overnightMon Feb 06 2023 - 01:00
Charities report rise in families seeking help as home bills mount upCork’s Penny Dinners says the cost of living crisis had hugely impacted many families in the post-Christmas periodSat Feb 04 2023 - 15:18
Drone activity at Dublin Airport temporarily halts flightsOperations suspended ‘for brief period’ on Friday evening as flights from the UK and Spain diverted to ShannonFri Feb 03 2023 - 20:08
Energy costs bite: ‘I don’t know how anyone is expected to pay a bill that big’Many if not most households are €4,000 worse off due to a doubling of energy bills, interest rate hikes, the increase in grocery prices and the cost at the forecourt pumpsFri Feb 03 2023 - 14:42
Customer complaints: Who can I go to for help when at the end of my tether? New law means authorities that enforce consumer rights have more powers to helpFri Feb 03 2023 - 12:43
Increase in mortgage activity not a sign of normal service resuming‘In essence the market is flat’, says one financial adviserWed Feb 01 2023 - 18:01
Prices at hairdressers likely to increase further if higher VAT implemented, group saysIrish Hairdressers Federation warns ‘nonsensical tax burden’ would be devastating impact on sectorTue Jan 31 2023 - 16:23
Are fuel prices about to soar again?Excise relief on petrol and diesel introduced last spring could be scrapped at the end of FebruaryTue Jan 31 2023 - 06:59
