One person hospitalised after fire at Dublin hotelLuas services suspended as fire brigade fought blaze at Glashaus Hotel in TallaghtSat Oct 16 2021 - 19:29
‘Her face was going blue’: Mother’s CPR training saved toddler’s lifeMelinda Hickey feared the worst when she found daughter Therese floating in pondSat Oct 16 2021 - 17:28
Locals to seek judicial review of ‘monstrous’ plan for O’Devaney GardensOver 1,000 apartments to be built on Dublin 7 site after planners backed Bartra schemeSat Oct 16 2021 - 16:21
Bank of Ireland says it was wrong to seek refund for Ryanair passenger who requested itUrsula Barry’s ‘chargeback’ request backfired when Ryanair refused to let her check inWed Oct 13 2021 - 18:26
Ryanair bars passengers from flying unless they repay pandemic ‘chargebacks’Ursula Barry paid for but did not take a September 2020 flight due to Covid restrictionsWed Oct 13 2021 - 06:00
Budget winners and losers: Smokers and drivers hit; tax cut for earners on higher rateBudget 2022: Donohoe says the package of measures to ease the cost of living is valued at €520mTue Oct 12 2021 - 16:24
Pricewatch: How SuperValu sugar turned into a €30 pork chopReaders’ queries: Barcode problem; Eir’s upsetting emails; faulty Adidas shoes; Currys PC World laptop repairMon Oct 11 2021 - 00:00
Burst main leaves much of south Dublin without waterIrish Water say repairs underway but supply unlikely to be restored until Saturday morningFri Oct 08 2021 - 20:59
University of Limerick appoints Prof Kerstin Mey as presidentAcademic of art and visual culture given 10-year term after stepping up on interim basisFri Oct 08 2021 - 20:25
Scams cost victims more than €15 million in first 7 months of year, report findsAverage amount invovled where people were tricked was more than €5,000Thu Oct 07 2021 - 00:00
The ‘web loyalty’ scheme that has left a long trail of complaintsOne reader found Complete Savings had taken €12 a month from him for seven yearsMon Oct 04 2021 - 00:00
Bord Gáis will not disconnect vulnerable customers this winterNo let-up in rising energy prices until at least next summer, company chief warnsSun Oct 03 2021 - 16:09
Woman whose family died in Donegal crash says ‘life can change in a second’John Mullan (49), Tomás (14) and Amelia (6) died when family’s car fell into Lough FoyleSun Oct 03 2021 - 13:45
Rising energy costs explainer: How to understand your bill and get the best dealGas and electricity bills are set to climb by more than €500 a year on averageFri Oct 01 2021 - 20:00
Families hit with €9 extra per month as Electric Ireland increases pricesState-owned energy supplier blames rising wholesale charges for moveFri Oct 01 2021 - 13:26
Stanley Tollman – who made Ashford Castle a ‘jewel of Irish tourism’ – has diedSouth African hotelier’s ‘impact on rural Ireland cannot be overstated’, says Niall GibbonsThu Sept 30 2021 - 10:52
Families on low incomes having to choose between eating healthily and paying billsSafefood research suggests buying good food can account for 35% of a household’s incomeWed Sept 29 2021 - 00:00
This vegan life: ‘It has become so much easier in recent years’Holly White and Serena O’Reilly on the benefits and challenges of the vegan lifestyleMon Sept 27 2021 - 06:00
Meat comes at too high a price, author arguesHenry Mance’s new book examines ethical and environmental costs of meat productionMon Sept 27 2021 - 00:00
Cost of foreign holidays set to rise due to pent-up demandPrices to increase next spring as tentative recovery in bookings expectedSat Sept 25 2021 - 01:00
Homes must be revalued by November 1st in property tax shake-upRevised system will see higher bills for 36% of those liable, as house values have jumpedSat Sept 25 2021 - 01:00
Covid-19: 1,163 new cases reported in the State on FridayNorth sees 59 Covid-linked deaths in analysis of latest week’s figuresFri Sept 24 2021 - 17:12
La Palma volcano is unlikely to affect Irish tourists to the CanariesTravel agents don’t send Irish people there, and visitors to other islands can stick to their plansMon Sept 20 2021 - 15:06
‘For the first time in 554 days, someone is being paid to shout at me’In person gym classes return today for first time since the lockdown in the spring of 2020Mon Sept 20 2021 - 12:19
Sky calls in debt collectors after deep-sea diver attempts to close accountCompany apologises for customer’s experience and refunds €58Mon Sept 20 2021 - 06:30
Tenor fails to rent home as work in Covid-hit sector deemed precariousPaul Byrom says landlord ‘simply didn’t want anyone from the entertainment industry’Mon Sept 20 2021 - 05:00
Protecting consumer rights during Covid a ‘gruelling task’ – EU watchdogPricewatch: European Consumer Centre experienced ‘tripling’ of cases in spring 2020Mon Sept 20 2021 - 00:00
Claims plane passengers' lives are at risk due to staff shortages refutedAviation authority says it ‘fully complies at all times with European safety regulations’Sun Sept 19 2021 - 20:19
Coveney to meet women at centre of Defence Forces abuse allegationsRTÉ programme Women of Honour detailed experiences of alleged harassmentSun Sept 19 2021 - 18:14
Supply chain squeeze threatens Christmas gifts and festive foodBrexit, Covid and container shipping issues mean we could be looking at supply shortages that extend well beyond our favourite M&S productsFri Sept 17 2021 - 16:00
Online firm Thriftify cracks second-hand clothes market‘The stats are mind-blowing ... there are 250m unique garments selling in Ireland alone’Mon Sept 13 2021 - 01:00
How making second-hand your first choice helps us allOxfam’s Second Hand September campaign puts spotlight on damage fast fashion causesMon Sept 13 2021 - 00:00
Gsoc identifies ‘vulnerability’ in IT systemsGarda Ombudsman stresses that no data compromisedSat Sept 11 2021 - 00:03
More than 900,000 people on hospital waiting listsIncrease of almost 124,000 since August 2019 as IHCA says figures will soon top 1 millionFri Sept 10 2021 - 19:41
Amazon: Small retailers ‘nervous’ of expanded Irish presenceDublin warehouse will represents a big change for the company’s Irish consumersThu Sept 09 2021 - 17:48
Dublin opens up: ‘It’s a sign that life is getting back to normal’A City Hall wedding, tourists and students mill about, live music and a hen partyMon Sept 06 2021 - 19:23
Travel credit issued during Covid due to expire but some customers not readyPricewatch: While Covid rules allow travel abroad now, some feel it’s still not safeMon Sept 06 2021 - 06:00
The telefón of times past is out and in comes TeileafónState now has 403 payphones, down from close to 4,000 in 2008Mon Sept 06 2021 - 01:00
Readers’ complaints: ‘My experience with Eir showed a multitude of incompetence’Pricewatch: Has customer care at the telecommunications company improved?Mon Sept 06 2021 - 00:00
Minister admits ticket touting legislation is confusingLaw requires organisers to apply for designation to prevent resale of tickets above face valueSun Sept 05 2021 - 21:37
House prices could rise by over 12% by year-end, survey showsChronic shortage, high rents and fixed-rate mortgages driving figures, according to auctioneers’ groupSun Sept 05 2021 - 17:22
Charities and business groups say Housing for All will alleviate crisis, if it is implementedIbec welcomes plan, saying lack of housing supply affects Irish competitivenessThu Sept 02 2021 - 20:48
Money, Money, Money: Abba are back for new album and concertsBand who enjoyed phenomenal success after Eurovision win to perform again next yearThu Sept 02 2021 - 19:39
Christy Moore concert organisers warn against buying tickets through ViagogoAiken Promotions says it cannot tell if tickets on website are real, false or existThu Sept 02 2021 - 19:16
Conor Pope: My summer of Irish staycations cost nearly €10,000Our Consumer Affairs Correspondent tots up the cost of his summer in IrelandTue Aug 31 2021 - 06:00
Pricewatch: Trying to do business the sustainable wayCompanies cutting out plastic, sourcing local supplies and using natural ingredientsMon Aug 30 2021 - 06:00
In the face of a climate change ‘code red’ there is both can-do spirit and despairPricewatch: buying local, better recycling, using more public transport and eating less meat are some of the suggestions to tackle the crisisMon Aug 30 2021 - 01:00
House raffles: When your home is literally just the ticketHomes are increasingly being raffled as an alternative to sales or to raise specific fundsSat Aug 28 2021 - 02:35
Homeless crisis to worsen in coming months, Simon Community warnsTwin-track approach needed to increase social homes and improve prevention, Focus Ireland saysFri Aug 27 2021 - 17:35
Readers’ complaints: Is it right for a charity shop to charge hundreds for a piece of jewellery?Pricewatch: Conor Pope reports on a long and varied list of consumer problemsMon Aug 23 2021 - 06:00
