Travel bugs: When hunting for insurance delivers a pregnant pausePricewatch: Pregnancy cover and cancellation over a bereavement leave travellers fumingMon Aug 12 2019 - 02:06
Butcher boy: Conor Pope’s day behind the counter at FX Buckley‘There’ll be no pigs’ heads. Sure who would buy a pig’s head? And why would I need to touch it?’Sat Aug 10 2019 - 06:00
That new car smell and other consumer enigmasEver wondered how sun cream works or about the curious noise made by an ATM?Mon Aug 05 2019 - 02:06
Women can buy ‘weekly limit’ of alcohol for less than €5Alcohol Action Ireland calls for minimum pricing as drinks become ‘more affordable’Thu Aug 01 2019 - 02:25
Parents ‘stressed out and fed up’ with high back-to-school costsBarnardos says Government could make books free at primary level at ‘minuscule’ cost to education budgetThu Aug 01 2019 - 02:10
Heavy rain, lightning causes rail disruption and floodingIrish Rail services via Maynooth badly affected; National Gallery is evacuatedTue Jul 30 2019 - 21:17
Proposals for large co-living complex gets go ahead in Dun LaoghaireBartra Capital welcomes approval of plan which sees residents sharing communal living spaceTue Jul 30 2019 - 16:33
Little divides the three biggest supermarkets in the StateIn terms of market share, Dunnes Stores is the most popular supermarket in the StateMon Jul 29 2019 - 18:44
So-called influencers: how much influence do they actually have?Online interactions can be important for brands – but there are potential pitfallsMon Jul 29 2019 - 02:06
Hundreds of thousands not taking up PRSI dental, optical benefitsSurvey finds 725,000 eligible people have never made use of their entitlementsMon Jul 29 2019 - 00:01
Is there any comeback when a teen accidentally runs up a big mobile bill?A woman who signed up to a bill phone for her daughter takes issue with EirMon Jul 29 2019 - 00:00
Protesters urge end to State support over ‘horrors’ of greyhound racingActor Pauline McLynn calls for sport to be outlawed at Dublin demonstrationSun Jul 28 2019 - 11:17
Parents meet Hyde & Seek management after childcare exposéMother says she is taking her two children out of the creche after ‘Dickensian’ scenesSat Jul 27 2019 - 15:37
Bad tourists: What are the worst things Irish people do on holiday?‘I was arrested in LA for asking two door men if there was any craic in the night club’Fri Jul 26 2019 - 06:00
When things go wrong Ryanair staff hardest to find, says Which!Consumer group surveyed passengers on how European airlines dealt with complaintsFri Jul 26 2019 - 00:00
State downplays results of its own poll which found support for scrapping time changesDepartment defends decision, saying ‘we have to be careful with the online polls’Wed Jul 24 2019 - 13:58
When my daughter got her first phone she also got a long list of rulesGive Up Your Aul Screens: It’s too late for me but there’s hope for my childrenTue Jul 23 2019 - 06:00
Why is kitting out your children for school so expensive?Parents have spent over €20bn educating their young, despite free schoolingMon Jul 22 2019 - 06:00
Conor Pope gets a houseplant ‘jungalow’ to mind – it doesn’t end wellInstagram is groaning with greenery but keeping trendy plants alive isn’t easySat Jul 20 2019 - 06:00
Dutch airline KLM having week from hell following second PR gaffeCompany attracted negative press after saying it would tell breastfeeding mothers to cover upFri Jul 19 2019 - 12:46
Google suspends advertising from ticket site ViagogoSearch giant takes action against ticket reseller with headquarters in LimerickWed Jul 17 2019 - 20:04
Books: €220, Uniforms: €200 - parents say they cannot afford back to school costsAbout 78% finding costs a burden as financial hit reaches €1,399 per child at second levelTue Jul 16 2019 - 11:19
Could a sunny St Swithin’s Day mean 40 days of warmth ahead?The legend of St Swithin would suggest a fine summer but forecasters are not convincedMon Jul 15 2019 - 15:22
One in six mortgage holders are switching providersBanking sector report says more people switch than Central Bank figures suggestMon Jul 15 2019 - 08:13
Would you like to save €400 this year and every year? Here's how...Consumers wasting hundreds each year by not availing of cheaper rates at different companiesMon Jul 15 2019 - 02:06
Just 468 public payphones left in Republic as demand continues to dropMost payphone calls are to domestic violence and homeless shelters, says ComRegMon Jul 15 2019 - 01:00
Car parks at Dublin Airport at capacity as holiday season peaksBusiest summer in airport’s history, with up to 20 per cent of cars parked from the NorthMon Jul 15 2019 - 01:00
Overcharging by Eir leads to loss of broadband for customerPricewatch: Six-month wait to have broadband connection restoredMon Jul 15 2019 - 00:00
Trimble says daughter’s same-sex marriage ‘forced’ him to change viewFormer first minister of North David Trimble had voted against liberalising marriage rulesSun Jul 14 2019 - 20:51
Cold front from Iceland coming with weather set to be wet this weekSunday and Monday will be warm and sunny but Tuesday will bring wet conditionsSun Jul 14 2019 - 16:27
Bord na Móna shelves lay-off plan for 70 staff at Longford plantMove relating to permanent workers comes after talks between unions and managementFri Jul 12 2019 - 20:31
Number of patients waiting for appointments up 4,000 in a monthAnother new record for outpatient waiting lists following industrial action in hospitalsFri Jul 12 2019 - 19:23
Ireland has highest birth rate and lowest death rate in EUBirth rate in 2018 was 12.5 per 1,000 and death rate was 6.4 per 1,000Wed Jul 10 2019 - 22:36
Speak directly to the people of 2121 - census to have time capsule questionEight new questions will appear in the next census in 2021Wed Jul 10 2019 - 14:24
National Gallery partly closed after light fixture fallsTwo wings of the Merrion Square building have been impacted by the incidentTue Jul 09 2019 - 17:38
Exaggerated statements by insurers on ‘fraud’ not helpful, says FaughnanFaughnan speaking after TDs quiz industry chiefs about number of fraudulent claimsTue Jul 09 2019 - 14:27
Gas and electricity customers not switching are losing cashFailing to change supplier over last four years has cost consumers almost €1,700Mon Jul 08 2019 - 16:06
How you can take on Ryanair and get your money backPricewatch: Refunds are hard to come by at holiday-time, as these experiences showMon Jul 08 2019 - 02:06
The mess and the stress of a house move? It's right up her streetHaving helped her parents to downsize, Arabella Page quit her job to help others cope with the mess and the stress of moving houseSat Jul 06 2019 - 06:00
New rules on short-term lettings set to come into forceDublin City Council says it plans to recruit staff to ‘deal exclusively in this area’Sun Jun 30 2019 - 06:00
Dublin Pride parade set to draw tens of thousandsSaturday’s event starts on O’Connell St at 1pm and ends with free event in Merrion SqFri Jun 28 2019 - 15:34
Airlines asked to end ‘rip-off no-show clauses’British-based consumer champion Which? highlights cases of passengers being strandedFri Jun 28 2019 - 00:01
Dublin bathing: ‘Even when you tell them the water is not safe...they’ll get in anyway’Prohibition notices remain in place due to sewage overflow as weather warms upWed Jun 26 2019 - 17:55
Help to Buy sees first-time buyers drive growth in pricesEstate agent DNG said secondhand property market is stalling in DublinWed Jun 26 2019 - 06:15
Viking smiley face wins schools heritage emoji competitionLaura Ryan from Kilkenny takes overall prize as students asked to design modern logoTue Jun 25 2019 - 20:32
Average cost of First Holy Communion up 8% to €900Benefit to children for the first time now over €600, with girls getting more than boysMon Jun 24 2019 - 02:30
Why is it so difficult to get travel insurance with a cancer diagnosis?Pricewatch: ‘Travel insurers are being violently discriminatory to thousands of Irish citizens’Mon Jun 24 2019 - 02:06
'Ryanair has nothing further to add' - airline refunds hard to come byPricewatch: Several readers have trouble getting transfer costs back from the airlineMon Jun 24 2019 - 00:00
Veteran Dublin street trader Tessie retires from the Hill after 60 yearsTessie Carroll leaves ‘the Tuggers’ market after 60 years selling clothes and bric-a-bracSun Jun 23 2019 - 15:57
Social Democrats claim they could win up to seven Dáil seatsParty wants restrictions to tackle dominance of investment funds in the rental sectorSun Jun 23 2019 - 11:14
