‘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
Plan for ‘five-star’ bathroom block in central DublinSingle use of toilet to cost €3.50, while showers likely to cost €10Mon Aug 23 2021 - 06:00
Yoga and Pilates teachers ‘frustrated’ at continued ban on in-person classesGovernment has ‘no concept of what yoga is’ as dozens of studios close permanentlySun Aug 22 2021 - 21:18
New restrictions likely to reduce supply of short-term rental propertyRTB to police short-term accommodation if Cabinet approves proposed measuresSun Aug 22 2021 - 18:09
World Food Programme issues Afghanistan alertOrganisation’s Donegal-born chief tells UN briefing of restive country’s ‘hour of need’Wed Aug 18 2021 - 18:57
Flac calls for re-examination of court system’s role in mortgage arrears casesLegal framework put in place following financial crash gave lenders ‘too much control over outcomes’Wed Aug 18 2021 - 18:12
Research demonstrates ‘exceptional affordability’ of alcohol in IrelandA man can buy potentially harmful amount of alcohol for €7.50, women can reach low-risk threshold for €5, says AAI studyTue Aug 17 2021 - 00:30
Flogas customers face 18% price hike for gas and electricityCustomer who gets gas and electricity from provider will now pay €300 more a yearMon Aug 16 2021 - 11:00
Will the pandemic change our shopping habits for ever?Are we more discerning consumers than before or simply waiting for the chance to splurge?Mon Aug 16 2021 - 06:00
Irish consumer attitudes shift to new habits as Covid restrictions easePricewatch: Purchases now based on ‘factors beyond price and quality’, new research saysMon Aug 16 2021 - 06:00
The cost of going back to school is getting more expensivePricewatch: Sending a child to secondary school costs nearly €1,500 a year on averageMon Aug 09 2021 - 00:00
The Botanic Gardens and me: Conor Pope traces his family tree through the Gardens’ history‘I don’t think very many people in the country have such a direct line of descendancy to something so special’ – family historian Tricia KearnsSat Aug 07 2021 - 06:00
Gender inequalities persist into old age, study findsMen more likely to be richer, healthier and less isolated right up to the moment they dieWed Aug 04 2021 - 23:30
Call for vaccinated patrons to be allowed go to the theatreMove could mean more open venues and larger audiences, says Gaiety Theatre bossWed Aug 04 2021 - 18:58
Pricewatch: Twenty things our kids don’t recognise or even know existedButtons on TVs, ashtrays, phone boxes, milk bottles, VCRs, typewriters... the list goes onMon Aug 02 2021 - 07:00
Pricewatch: Have you been paying a standing order you had no idea about?Reader has been charged by company that no longer exists since 1983Mon Jul 26 2021 - 06:00
Holding deposits: ‘It seems landlords in Ireland can rip people off with impunity’Pricewatch: Reader loses €1,200 after rental deal falls through over ‘no cats’ lease clauseMon Jul 26 2021 - 06:00
Pricewatch: The long-haul quest for a Ryanair refundAirline says woman booked through ‘unauthorised agent’ but refund now on wayMon Jul 26 2021 - 00:00
Will the tendency to shop local outlast the pandemic?We asked if people were prepared to pay more to shop local and if they would continue toMon Jul 19 2021 - 06:00
Small businesses benefit as shoppers ‘look local’Big uptake of grants which enable small businesses to set up an online presenceMon Jul 19 2021 - 06:00
Aer Lingus passengers could be hit by €35 charge for carry-on baggageGate fee among airline’s new luggage charges for all bookings, no matter when they were madeMon Jul 19 2021 - 02:00
Conscience consumerism one of few silver linings to Covid pandemicPricewatch: Pandemic has seen people look for locally-produced items, survey showsMon Jul 19 2021 - 00:00
Mary Portas: ‘I had no idea consumerism was killing the planet’The former ‘queen of shops’ says people ‘have been shown the wrong ideas on how to live’Sun Jul 18 2021 - 06:00
New EU system set to boost Irish air passenger numbers from MondayThose vaccinated fully or recovered from Covid will be able to travel to EU destinations without restrictions with a Digital Covid CertificateSat Jul 17 2021 - 01:00
