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60% of Black Friday shoppers later regret their purchases
Research from Competition and Consumer Protection Commission suggests significant number do not trust deals on offer
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Central Bank estimates raise questions over our approach to deposits
Fastway staff left without pay while up to 50,000 packages yet to be returned
Workers told they cannot apply for social welfare during formal 30-day statutory redundancy consultation period
Fresh alert issued over circulating pumps found in heating systems
Tradespeople urged to exercise caution when working on heating systems due to electrocution risk
Ryanair injunction application to get back seized documents to go ahead
Some 30 officers searched the airline’s offices
Key component in more than 100,000 heating systems recalled in Ireland over electrocution fears
Home and business owners warned not to touch electrical connections on affected Tucson brand circulating pumps
‘Very strong’ demand for parts and service work sees revenues jump at Denis Mahony group
Vehicle sales increased by almost 9% to €107.1 million at Dublin auto group
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Charges have not gone down, yet work the waste operators used to do is now being transferred to customers
Ticketmaster commits to greater price transparency after Oasis sale
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More than one in four have no pension or retirement plans in place, survey finds
Decline in expectations around rental income suggests shift from property-based retirement strategies
DAA parking fiasco shows value of complaining
Overcharging only came to light when customers flagged issue to regulator
Plan to boost State’s competitiveness aims to cut regulation for SMEs
Another priority is establishing an AI office to ensure State captures the opportunities the technology presents
DAA to refund €350,000 to thousands of customers amid CCPC inquiry
Customers who purchased parking passes during the promotion were also overcharged, by a combined total of more than €25,000
Dublin Airport apologises and promises €350,000 in parking refunds after overcharging customers
Prices during ‘flash sales’ in March and May were more expensive than when not ‘discounted’
Restaurants adding VAT after the fact in breach of the law
Reader ‘taken aback’ to find tax added separately when paying at end of meal
No appetite in Government to unwrap reasons behind rising food prices
State agency that could get to bottom of problem denied powers required to expose unsettling facts of the matter
Celebrity cook Donal Skehan issued with compliance notice over Instagram post
Chef told to disclose if social media posts are paid promotions after commercial content for Howth-based business
Competition regulator clears Equinix acquisition of BT Datacentres Ireland
Deal is expected to be completed by the end of the year
Ryanair most complained-about company to consumer watchdog in first half of 2025
Airline was followed by Eir and Sky, while Ticketmaster appeared to put Oasis controversy behind it
Use your clothes for nine months more and reduce their environmental footprint by up to 30%
Consumers can be assured that the environmental impacts of fast fashion will not go away quickly
Oasis payday is here with Gallagher brothers and Dublin city set for a bonanza
Fans have shelled out hundreds to see the band, while gig tourists will swell the local economy this weekend
Blame farmers not supermarkets for the rising price of food
Watchdog says supermarkets have shielded consumers from moves by producers to increase margins
Student accommodation scams: ‘People try to get you to pay deposits for a viewing’
Consumer Protection Commission warns of increase in rental scams during summer months
Supermarket profit margins ‘not notably high’ despite rising prices, watchdog says
Retailers may be absorbing higher production costs rather than passing them fully onto consumers, CCPC report suggests
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