A reader’s sister struggles to get a flight refund following her partner’s deathThe couple didn’t have travel insurance, as they always left organising this until a couple of days before departureWed Oct 30 2024 - 06:00
Up to 80,000 extra workers needed to address housing crisis, fiscal council says Irish Fiscal Advisory Council report identifies huge shortfall in labour across housing, healthcare, transport and energy sectorsWed Oct 30 2024 - 00:01
Ireland has most expensive net electricity prices in the EUEurostat figures show State is second only to Germany in high price of electricityTue Oct 29 2024 - 19:44
‘I told Aviva it was penalising my dad for my mother’s death’Car insurance company said ‘that because my mother is dead my father could no longer benefit from its policy of reductions for spouses’Tue Oct 29 2024 - 07:00
Irish couple’s €6,500 dream holiday ruined after Emirates staff spot this minor blemish on passportEmirates declined to issue boarding passes to couple on €6.5k trip due to what reader says is a ‘minor imperfection’Mon Oct 28 2024 - 06:00
Harris labels Northern Ireland McCartney catfish crimes ‘depraved’ Case highlights need for further cross-Border co-operation in tackling such criminal behaviour, says TaoiseachSat Oct 26 2024 - 18:52
Childcare reform set to form major plank of FG manifesto, Harris indicates Taoiseach says no parent would pay more than €200 per child per month for care if his party re-electedSat Oct 26 2024 - 16:17
Woman on e-scooter seriously hurt after Dundalk incidentScene preserved for forensic examination and gardaí asking that anyone with information come forwardSat Oct 26 2024 - 14:57
Dublin Marathon road closures today as 22,000 runners hit the streetsEarly morning start to race on Leeson Street Lower with 22,000 participants set to competeSat Oct 26 2024 - 06:00
Consumer watchdog lacks teeth to take on law-breaking businesses, says chairmanData protection watchdog issued €310m fine this week, but Tesco punishment for failing was €1,000 to charity, says CCPC chairFri Oct 25 2024 - 19:50
When do the clocks go back in Ireland? All you need to know and what Coldplay have to do with itThe controversial clock change is considered outdated and unhealthy by some, but will take place this year nonethelessFri Oct 25 2024 - 15:33
Are you accidentally paying for a Complete Savings loyalty programme and what can be done to stop it?Some people have been giving monthly sums of €15 to Complete Savings and getting nothing in returnThu Oct 24 2024 - 08:00
Dublin now second most expensive place in Europe to live - survey London is the only big city where it is more expensive for so-called digital nomads to set up shopWed Oct 23 2024 - 18:33
Q&A: My plane diverted to a different airport because of a storm, should I be compensated or where do I stand?Compensation does not apply if a flight cancellation or a rerouting is due to extraordinary circumstances like weather conditions or security risksTue Oct 22 2024 - 18:01
Number of homes available to those relying on Hap down since June, according to Simon review In 12 of the 16 areas tracked there were no properties available to rent within standard or discretionary Hap limitsTue Oct 22 2024 - 00:01
Ryanair says people stuck on its planes for up to 15 hours during Storm Ashley ‘not entitled’ to free water Flight took 15 hours and multiple stops to get from Faro to DublinMon Oct 21 2024 - 20:00
Where’s the humanity? Customer experience report shows service in Ireland is getting worseTenth annual Amárach Research assessment shows scores of key customer-facing companies should take a leaf out of the credit unions’ bookMon Oct 21 2024 - 06:00
Interest rates: Borrowers set to save more than €2,000 as series of new cuts expectedRate cutting pattern is expected to continue until June 2025Fri Oct 18 2024 - 01:00
ECB rate cut: what’s in it for me?Q&A: Latest fall in interest rates will save tracker mortgage customers €33 a month per €100,000 balance on their loan, but other borrowers may have to wait to benefitThu Oct 17 2024 - 13:45
Bank issues alert to business owners over ‘live chat’ scamBank of Ireland says fraud line has seen rise in cases of fraudsters targeting businesses with new scamThu Oct 17 2024 - 12:16
Ryanair’s car hire provider forced to change website after ‘misleading’ driversChanges to rentalcar.com site come following intervention of CCPC over insuranceThu Oct 17 2024 - 12:13
The speed at which the travel insurance safety net disappears is shockingPricewatch Extra: Reader who cancelled a holiday due to a family tragedy finds her insurance company pointing to a common get-out clauseThu Oct 17 2024 - 08:00
Tens of thousands of Irish mortgage holders to see immediate benefit from likely ECB rate cutEuropean Central Bank expected to reduce interest rates on Thursday as inflation fears replaced by concerns for economic growthWed Oct 16 2024 - 06:00
Alias Tom closure: From dressing Johnny Logan to U2 and Westlife, it’s the end of several erasPurveyor of Elephant Flares dressed everybody from Johnny Logan and U2 to WestlifeTue Oct 15 2024 - 16:48
Why is it so hard to contact insurance companies now?Dealing with policyholders and claims no longer appears to be top of the corporate agendaTue Oct 15 2024 - 06:00
Grocery inflation steady at less than 3% new data showDunnes clinches top spot in supermarket league table, with Teso close behindMon Oct 14 2024 - 15:53
Warnings as criminals target east coast parking meters with bogus QR codesGardaí informed of scams designed to steal sensitive financial data from motoristsMon Oct 14 2024 - 13:51
€20,000 was stolen from Terry’s PTSB bank account in a matter of hours. Getting it back wasn’t easyOnline fraud is often met with victim blaming by the bank, but not in this fortunate reader’s caseMon Oct 14 2024 - 06:00
Greyhound bins imposing price increase of €2.99 a month Waste collection company has around 150,000 domestic customers in the Dublin areaSun Oct 13 2024 - 21:43
Ryanair rubbishes sorry story of a bike accident, broken bones and an awful flight home from FrancePricewatch Extra: Reader and her husband endure miserable trip, but who was to blame?Thu Oct 10 2024 - 08:00
Almost half of honey in Irish shops likely sourced from countries not identified on labels, research findsNew findings note that cheaper, adulterated imports pose a threat to 4,000 domestic producersWed Oct 09 2024 - 17:18
Up to 40% of homes listed for sale already under offer, analysis findsResearch shows many homes listed as available are already sale agreed due to delays in updating websites and also to maintain market interest in case sales fall throughWed Oct 09 2024 - 06:00
Q&A: When will people receive their budget payments?Budget 2025: There are different timetables for different people, given the amount of tax cuts, welfare increases and once-off paymentsTue Oct 08 2024 - 09:45
Ireland’s best and worst customer service: Guess which list Aer Lingus and Facebook are in The annual Customer Experience survey found the Credit Union Movement the best perfomerTue Oct 08 2024 - 06:00
Ryanair responds to a hurried and mistaken booking from a grieving family 'My wife was standing at the desk with her mother’s urn in her arms pleading for some consideration to be shown given the circumstances. In the end, we had no choice but to pay'Tue Oct 08 2024 - 06:00
Nancy and Marcel’s car was stolen for 10 days. Their insurance ordeal with Allianz lasted eight monthsIt took repeated unanswered emails and phone calls and a visit to Allianz’s Dublin office for our reader to get the use of his car againMon Oct 07 2024 - 06:00
Irish Rail apologises after wheelchair user was accused of ‘holding up train’Conor McCauley says he is ‘sick of being treated as second-class citizen’ on public transportMon Oct 07 2024 - 06:00
The health insurance maze that’s costing millions of people thousandsSometimes more choice does not benefit consumers, and health insurance is a prime exampleFri Oct 04 2024 - 11:41
If you think you have an automatic right to a receipt, you are wrongA reader’s belief he is entitled to some class of receipt is just one example of consumers believing they have rights they do not haveThu Oct 03 2024 - 10:21
Opposition calls for election as Coalition defends budget ‘bonanza’ in face of fierce criticismLabour says budget was ‘all glitter and full of shiny gimmicks’; Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has said she ‘wants to see a full restoration’ of barristers feesWed Oct 02 2024 - 17:21
Budget 2025: Double child benefit payment; petrol and diesel prices to increase; series of personal tax cutsThe final cost of living package will now come in at just shy of €2 billion, well in excess of the €1.5bn expectedTue Oct 01 2024 - 22:18
Who stands to benefit most from tax changes and cost-of-living measures?Budget 2025: Double-income households earning above €50,000 each with three children to benefit most in hard cash termsTue Oct 01 2024 - 19:17
Drivers of electric vehicles more likely to cause road traffic crashes, UL research findsEVs more likely to be used in urban settings where crashes are more commonMon Sept 30 2024 - 18:46
Lidl good, Ryanair not so bad, banks awful: What I’ve learned from 20 years writing PricewatchPricewatch has been counting the pennies on your behalf for two decades. Here’s what we’ve learnedMon Sept 30 2024 - 06:00
Thousands left without power while rivers burst banks in stormy conditionsWeather forecast: Motorists advised to take extra care with heavy rain forecast in Munster and much of LeinsterMon Sept 30 2024 - 00:10
Orange and yellow warnings for 13 counties in Munster and LeinsterIntense and thundery downpours expected to lead to flooding and travel disruption in several countiesSat Sept 28 2024 - 12:12
Man dies following Thursday morning collision in Co WicklowA young girl who was a passenger in the other vehicle was brought to Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin as a precautionFri Sept 27 2024 - 21:23
Tributes paid following death of ‘outstanding’ garda who took on Kinahan cartel The former Assistant Commissioner served 41 years in An Garda SíochánaFri Sept 27 2024 - 19:29
‘Had it not been for you, I wouldn’t be here’: Galway gardaí honoured for life saving actionsKillian Kenny’s foot became trapped in rocks as the tide rose rapidly in Kinvara, Galway last ThursdayFri Sept 27 2024 - 18:06
Wagamama closure: Meat Loaf’s drummer would do anything for lunch, but he won’t be dining at shuttered Dublin branchWould-be diners, including The Neverland Express musician John Miceli, were met with note on door of South King Street restaurant announcing its closure after Press Up Hospitality decisionWed Sept 25 2024 - 15:39
