I enjoy baiting scammers. I have a dedicated email address: Anaive EejitConor Pope: I smelled a rat when a blackmail message arrived. Actually, I smelled severalWed Jul 25 2018 - 06:00
Stoneybatter residents urged to take legal action over invasive knotweedFormer Labour Party TD accuses Dublin City Council of taking ‘ostrich attitude’ to problemTue Jul 24 2018 - 19:08
Aggressive, destructive and invasive plant spreading to homes in Dublin neighbourhoodCouncil warns homeowners they will have to kill Europe’s most hated weed themselvesMon Jul 23 2018 - 12:47
Preparing for the back-to-school seasonPricewatch: counting the cost of educationMon Jul 23 2018 - 06:00
Car insurance cost declines eroded by surge in fuel pricesAA survey finds motorists paying more overall due to forecourt pump expensesMon Jul 23 2018 - 00:58
Starving puppies rescued from trailer in Athenry fieldEmaciated and severely dehydrated dogs found after ‘distressing sounds’ heardSun Jul 22 2018 - 13:37
Cash, wedding rings and live animals: Inside Dublin Airport’s ‘lost and found’Real treasures – and trash – turn up in ‘lost and found’, much of it never to be reclaimedSat Jul 21 2018 - 06:00
Referendum commission to oversee blasphemy poll announcedMs Justice Isobel Kennedy to act as chairwoman ahead of October voteFri Jul 20 2018 - 23:45
Eir warns public of new scam targeting phone usersAutomated calls claim internet connections have been ‘compromised’Fri Jul 20 2018 - 19:31
Public consulted on retailers applying fees to gift vouchersMove comes as Government backs minimum lifespan of five years for such vouchersThu Jul 19 2018 - 22:03
Parents pay €1,200 a year to put children though secondary schoolCost of return to school will result in third of parents getting into debt, survey suggestsThu Jul 19 2018 - 00:11
Solar power: rays of hopeSunny weather turns minds to reality of Irish homes producing their own electricityThu Jul 19 2018 - 00:00
‘A lot of people genuinely care about the environment’People can be nudged into doing their bit to save the planet, the SEAI believesThu Jul 19 2018 - 00:00
Madre mía! Spanish A&E is a parallel universeConor Pope: A trampoline accident allowed me to measure their service against Ireland’sWed Jul 18 2018 - 06:00
Pricewatch: A problem with Eir – yes, yet another oneGetting to what’s at the bottom of a Lidl passataMon Jul 16 2018 - 06:00
Pricewatch: ‘I’d hate to be the person who bought the cooker that Pricewatch built’A visit to the Miele factory in Germany to build a cooker provided a glimpse into the world of the future consumerMon Jul 16 2018 - 06:00
Finding tuna that you don’t need to drown in mayonnaisePricewatch: From the ‘weirdly spongy’ to the ‘wonderfully firm and meaty’Mon Jul 16 2018 - 06:00
Ban on Israeli settlement goods will be hard to policeThe provenance of many Israeli goods is muddy and the rules can be circumventedSat Jul 14 2018 - 05:00
Dublin SuperValu reopens food counters after rodent scareFood watchdog obliged Walkinstown supermarket to shut meat, bakery and deli countersFri Jul 13 2018 - 16:24
Thai authorities plan to turn cave into ‘adventure tourism’ siteTourism Authority of Thailand plans to promote cave where soccer team was trapped, but Irish experts recommend caution when engaging in 'adventure tourism'Wed Jul 11 2018 - 06:00
Hundreds affected as Irish Ferries cancels rescheduled sailingsThis weekend’s sailing to France cancelled to accommodate Dublin-Holyhead routeTue Jul 10 2018 - 20:06
Ryanair to cancel 30 Irish-UK flights on ThursdayAirline says all services from Ireland to Europe will operate normally during strikeTue Jul 10 2018 - 18:23
What if the Other Conor Pope becomes better known than me?There are barely any Popes. And if he becomes UK PM my name will stop being mineTue Jul 10 2018 - 06:00
TDs who delayed drink-driving legislation ‘have cross to bear’Shane Ross says figures ‘disappointing’ in mid-year review of road fatalitiesMon Jul 09 2018 - 19:47
‘Extreme reluctance’ to switch phone providers costing Irish consumersESRI finds up to almost 60% of users have never switched to another telcom firmMon Jul 09 2018 - 18:54
Flies, dripping grease and unidentifiable dirt found in food firmsFood Safety Authority issued eight closure orders to resturaunts and cafes in JuneMon Jul 09 2018 - 13:19
Reader frustrated with Vodafone as mother left without functioning phonePricewatch: Woman says firm’s customer service was worst she’s ever experiencedMon Jul 09 2018 - 06:00
Bad driver behaviour linked to economic recovery, survey findsHigher traffic volumes and increased road rage incidents ‘tend to go hand in hand’Sun Jul 08 2018 - 20:25
Ryanair vows to ‘face down’ strike by Dublin-based pilotsFórsa describes airline memo as unhelpful, and insists it has mandate for strike actionSun Jul 08 2018 - 20:21
Hot spell to last until next weekend at least – Met Éireann‘Light showers’ unlikely to have much impact on drought conditions across countrySun Jul 08 2018 - 17:44
Ryanair calls on Ialpa and Fórsa union to call off ‘unnecessary’ strikeAirline accuses Aer Lingus pilots of interfering in its internal affairsFri Jul 06 2018 - 18:53
Q&A: The what, why, when of the Ryanair disputeIrish-based pilots have called a one-day strike for July 12th, and cabin crew in Europe plan industrial action in JulyFri Jul 06 2018 - 13:08
The Blair watch project: mile-high love story sets the internet alightWhen Rosey Blair swapped seats on a flight, the new occupants fell for each other. Cue a stream of social-media postsWed Jul 04 2018 - 17:20
Ryanair strike Q&A: What should I do if my flight is cancelled?Conor Pope: Ryanair passengers hit by strike must be offered refund or reroutingWed Jul 04 2018 - 12:15
I like Bono, iPhones are better than Androids, and other controversial opinionsConor Pope: Baptism brought out the trolls, so here are some others things to pounce onWed Jul 04 2018 - 06:00
Three’s customer care has ‘failed’ me, says frustrated customerPricewatch: No improvement in coverage despite 40-minute calls to customer careMon Jul 02 2018 - 06:00
Elderly man unable to travel on Swift ferry as lift not workingPricewatch: Delay caused huge inconvenience for passengers and medical staffMon Jul 02 2018 - 06:00
Sky’s the limit: Customer foiled as he tries to cancel broadband contractPricewatch: ‘Sky’s Hotel California policy’ taxes one man’s patience to the limitMon Jul 02 2018 - 06:00
Top tips for conserving water at homeIrish Water is urging people to limit water use. Here are a few things you can do to helpThu Jun 28 2018 - 15:48
Penneys is no place for old men. Or any men, reallyConor Pope: Shoppers stared through me. Sometimes they tried to walk through meWed Jun 27 2018 - 00:00
Bank of Ireland apologises to customers for debit card problemBank says it’s investigating cause of problems which meant up to 15% of transactions failedThu Jun 21 2018 - 14:51
Reader annoyed at Ryanair’s receipt policyThe airline does not issue paper receipts for in-flight purchases, as part of its environmental policyWed Jun 20 2018 - 16:39
Sky’s the limit when it comes to ‘free TV’ offerOur reader was promised a television would be sent to her when she signed up, only to be told time had elapsed when she tried to claim itWed Jun 20 2018 - 16:26
Eighteen ways to save money this summerPricewatch: Make the most of the season without spending a fortuneWed Jun 20 2018 - 16:00
My little girl became a Catholic. It was the right decision for usConor Pope: We’re hardly religious, but the christening ceremony was built on love, hope and happinessWed Jun 20 2018 - 06:00
Irish tourists among the grumpiest in the worldReport finds Irish holidaymakers most likely to leave one-star hotel reviewsTue Jun 19 2018 - 09:46
Dublin Airport dismisses Ryanair call for morning ‘booze ban’Airline called for stricter rules after disturbance grounds Dublin-Ibiza flightMon Jun 18 2018 - 18:06
Courier your bags, and other ways to cut air travel timeA new aviation study identifies ways to to cut travel time and make airports less stressfulMon Jun 18 2018 - 15:04
‘Is popcorn good for you?’ and more of life’s big questionsPricewatch: Random queries about consumer matters answeredMon Jun 18 2018 - 06:00
Vodafone apology deficit versus Ryanair kindnessPricewatch: At the end of your tether? Consumer queries answered by Conor PopeMon Jun 18 2018 - 01:00
