The case of the bank and the death certificate that keeps disappearingReader query: Conor Pope assists readers with their consumer problems and praises LidlMon Jan 29 2018 - 00:00
Want your flight upgraded? Follow these nine tipsWithout paying through the nose, can you escape cramped seats, bad food and wailing babies?Fri Jan 26 2018 - 10:48
The Pricewatch guide to keeping customers happySome top tips to help businesses stay off our pagesMon Jan 22 2018 - 00:00
Conor Pope's guide on how to save hundreds on your health insurancePricewatch: Overpaying, finding the right plans, and the fear of switching insurers...Mon Jan 15 2018 - 00:00
Conor Pope: the running mistake I won’t be making againLearning the hard way: there is a reason experts tell you to warm up before joggingTue Jan 09 2018 - 08:04
17 tips to avoid wasting cash when you are feeling the January pinchPricewatch: Pay day is a long way off so it's time to make you a more savvy spenderMon Jan 08 2018 - 00:00
10 ways Irish consumer behaviour has changed since 2008The Crash – 10 years on: habits have been transformed, from switching providers to buying own-brand to shopping onlineSat Jan 06 2018 - 06:00
Ryanair buffeted by turbulence in a year of cancellations chaos‘Cock-ups’ and staff revolt put Michael O’Leary under unprecedented pressureWed Dec 27 2017 - 04:22
Scale of tracker mortgage ‘rip-off’ comes into viewNews review of the year 2017: Many still await redress after almost 34,000 overchargedWed Dec 27 2017 - 03:42
Find the best Christmas crackers, stuffing, cranberry sauce and piesSort the crackers from the turkeys with this review of seasonal supermarket trimmingsMon Dec 18 2017 - 00:00
Ryanair strike Q&A: When will I know if my flight is affected?If your flight is cancelled you must be offered a refund or a seat on the next available flightTue Dec 12 2017 - 16:27
Dublin traffic chaos on first weekday of new LuasMalfunctioning traffic lights contribute to city-wide gridlock during morning rush hourTue Dec 12 2017 - 05:00
Earlier gridlock with Luas Cross City eases for evening rush-hour trafficCommuters frustrated as congestion causes early morning delays in Dublin city centreMon Dec 11 2017 - 18:19
Gift vouchers: the gift that keeps on taking awayPricewatch: We are being fleeced by unregulated, restrictive vouchers – when will it end?Mon Dec 11 2017 - 00:00
Rehab scraps scratchcards that helped tarnish its reputationCharity says lottery was losing money. Radio bingo also ends at 12 stationsSun Dec 10 2017 - 19:07
Five ways to make your Secret Santa a successAvoid tears with our tips on secret gift-givingSun Dec 10 2017 - 06:00
The average person checks their phone 57 times a day. Not meConor Pope tracks his smartphone usage for 24 hours to find out how he measures upSat Dec 09 2017 - 06:00
Reader calls herself ‘a plagued Eir customer’ - she’s not exaggeratingReader Query: Her Eir broadband was useless so she tried to cancel - then the real frustration beganThu Dec 07 2017 - 16:20
98% of adults now have mobile phones, new research findsJust 62 per cent of people living in very rural areas happy with coverageWed Dec 06 2017 - 17:30
Irish people check smartphones 57 times a day on averageJust under third of users look at devices when crossing road, Deloitte survey findsTue Dec 05 2017 - 01:00
Meet Cozmo – the little robot with a big, smug personalityOnce you’re beaten, this toy can sing in a way best described as irritatingly triumphalistMon Dec 04 2017 - 17:17
Kris Kindle: Conor Pope's top ideas for under €50Where to shop to raise your Secret Santa game and presents that are best avoidedMon Dec 04 2017 - 06:30
Customers feel short-changed by Viagogo’s hidden chargesPricewatch: Three purchasers forced to pay ‘booking fee’ of more than €100Mon Dec 04 2017 - 05:00
Irish shoppers expected to spend more this ChristmasRising wages and falling prices may lead to average monthly spend of more than €2,500Mon Dec 04 2017 - 01:38
Anti-abortion advocates at RDS: ‘Never right to take human life’‘It is the most reasonable and rational thing in the world to respect the life of the unborn’Sun Dec 03 2017 - 20:54
Oireachtas committee criticised at anti-abortion conventionOne speaker in RDS suggests British model would be replicated in IrelandSun Dec 03 2017 - 20:31
€5.8 million Lotto winner will cook Christmas dinner as normalAfter windfall, Limerick winner promises to keep working but looks forward to some sunFri Dec 01 2017 - 17:59
What’s Ireland’s favourite Christmas song, we wondered. So we asked you . . .Almost 3,000 people on Twitter returned a clear winner from a four-strong shortistFri Dec 01 2017 - 13:56
Kellogg’s to cut down on sugar habit in children’s cerealSugar levels to be cut in popular kid’s cereals Coco Pops and Rice Krispies by up to 40%Thu Nov 30 2017 - 00:01
Hogan calls for EU states to have more say in use of farm fundingEuropean Commission document looks to provide more equitable support for farmersWed Nov 29 2017 - 21:59
Irish electricity bills rated as fourth most expensive in EUSix of nine providers in State have announced price increases recentlyWed Nov 29 2017 - 17:13
Just another Cyber Monday: shop smart and beware of scamsDo your research and don’t get carried away. Many ‘bargains’ are not what they appearMon Nov 27 2017 - 00:00
Online retail giants creating costly waste, says RepakLikes of Amazon paying nothing towards recycling of wrapping waste, says State bodyThu Nov 23 2017 - 18:50
Looking at longer periods of retirementCan retirement turn into an extended holiday when you are still full of vigour?Thu Nov 23 2017 - 00:00
Black Friday: Conor Pope’s list of the best bargainsBlack Friday – or an extended discount period around it – has been embraced in IrelandWed Nov 22 2017 - 15:51
Where is the one place in the world you would travel to?We asked twitter what one place in the world you would like to see (or to see again)Wed Nov 22 2017 - 07:22
Ireland one of priciest developed countries for broadbandAverage cost of €60.57 a month compares with €16.16 in PolandTue Nov 21 2017 - 00:01
Dunnes tops supermarket league as Lidl and Aldi advanceStorm had ‘surprisingly strong effect’ on Irish grocery market, Kantar Worldpanel saysMon Nov 20 2017 - 16:10
Fancy a coffee? All you need to know about those machinesPricewatch casts a cold eye on coffee makers and narrows it down to this fantastic fourMon Nov 20 2017 - 06:00
Is it cheaper to cross the Border to stock up for Christmas?More bang for (foodie) buck in Tesco and M&S up North, but smaller price gap for toysMon Nov 20 2017 - 00:00
Children’s eyes light up as Christmas sparks into life in DublinFamilies and shoppers come out in large numbers for switching-on ceremonySun Nov 19 2017 - 21:23
Consumers being ‘fleeced’ on gift vouchers, claims MurphySocial Democrats co-leader brings Bill aimed at stopping firms using overly restrictive termsSun Nov 19 2017 - 17:02
Reader’s husband broke his neck, but Ryanair ordeal really hurtAll our very patient reader asked for was a cancellation confirmation for their insuranceSun Nov 19 2017 - 06:00
Readers’ tips: How to make air travel easierConor Pope asked readers how they make airports and planes a little less stressfulSat Nov 18 2017 - 06:00
Farming most hazardous job in Ireland, conference hearsOf the 21 fatalities so far in 2017, 12 were of farmers aged over 65Fri Nov 17 2017 - 17:55
Opposition to medicinal cannabis misguided, say doctorsProponents say political fear and misinformation behind State’s failure to allow drugWed Nov 15 2017 - 18:29
House prices to rise 20% over the next three years, ESRI saysThink tank says the figure could be even higher if housing supply issues are not addressedTue Nov 14 2017 - 00:01
No bubble in Irish property market, ESRI study findsThink-tank says houses more affordable here than in many developed countries in OECDTue Nov 14 2017 - 00:01
Customer satisfaction: where to turn when things go wrongFrom financial services to broadband to air travel, there are several public bodies charged with protecting the consumer. But what do they all really do and can they really help?Mon Nov 13 2017 - 00:00
