The 12 costs of Christmas, and 12 ways to spend smarterPricewatch: Research suggests we are near the top of the international spending charts at ChristmasMon Nov 27 2023 - 07:01
Guns used in Michael Collins film go under the hammerItems which featured in The Banshees of Inisherin, My Left Foot, Normal People and Father Ted will be up for grabs in an online auctionSun Nov 26 2023 - 18:36
Dublin retailers, restaurants and pubs fearful of long-term impact of violent scenes‘We believe it is essential the policing strategy is adjusted so there is a high profile, sustained Garda presence on Dublin streets throughout the city centre on a permanent basis’Fri Nov 24 2023 - 19:00
'It was a really dark day for Dublin': Clean up in Dublin begins after night of riotsThe Dublin Lord Mayor called yesterday "a really dark day for Dublin" as rioters and looters burnt out out public transport and attacked Gardai.Fri Nov 24 2023 - 12:22
‘Shame on those people’: Arnotts chief rounds on riotersDublin businesses ‘massively concerned’ about cost and impact of riots on trade in what is busiest trading period of the yearFri Nov 24 2023 - 12:14
‘Dark day for Dublin’: Shock and anger as scale of destruction from riots comes to lightDamage in area around O’Connell Street visible following night of ‘devastation’Fri Nov 24 2023 - 12:10
Black Friday: Conor Pope’s 10 commandments for bagging a bargain and avoiding rip-offsDo your research, make a list, don’t panic and, maybe most importantly, shop Irish where possibleFri Nov 24 2023 - 06:00
Petrol and diesel prices fall as Christmas nears with average cost per litre down 3 centPrice survey by the AA attributes decrease to an easing back of the price of a barrel of oil on international marketsThu Nov 23 2023 - 06:00
Maurice Pratt on Quinnsworth’s ‘enemy’ Ben DunneThe former managing director of Quinnsworth says he hopes Ben Dunne will be remembered as ‘a tremendous retailer’Tue Nov 21 2023 - 19:00
The Debate: Is eating out in Ireland a rip-off?Is fine dining an art form that should demand collectors’ prices, or are prices just too high? Conor Pope and Georgina Campbell debateTue Nov 21 2023 - 06:00
My flights have been pushed back by an hour and 50 minutes, messing up my plans. Is there anything I can do?Travel Q&A: A reader’s Aer Lingus flights change means she and her young family will arrive too late to pick up a rental car and possibly too late to get to her accommodationTue Nov 21 2023 - 05:00
Black Friday: Yes there are bargains, but don’t be fooled Be sceptical about big-sounding discounts. Retailers know how to seem more generous than they areMon Nov 20 2023 - 06:01
Christmas online present shopping: Seven of the best Irish websites for skincare and beautyPricewatch: Get ahead with your Christmas shopping with our handy guideMon Nov 20 2023 - 06:00
Ben Dunne: The low-cost crusader who believed ‘in business it helps if you have an enemy’Conor Pope: ‘Despite it all he was always a salesman. It was what he was born to do. And he was absolutely ruthless’Sun Nov 19 2023 - 13:13
Christmas online present shopping: 10 of the best Irish websites to order books fromPricewatch: Get ahead with your Christmas shopping with our handy guideSun Nov 19 2023 - 06:00
Christmas online present shopping: 39 of the best Irish websites for unique giftsPricewatch: Get ahead with your Christmas shopping with our handy guideSat Nov 18 2023 - 06:00
Be wary of two-for-ones and never shop hungry: Five ways to manage rising grocery billsFood inflation in Ireland is lower than across the EU as a whole but that’s little comfort to hard-pressed Irish consumersFri Nov 17 2023 - 12:29
Christmas online present shopping: 16 of the best Irish websites for food and drinkPricewatch: Get ahead with your Christmas shopping with our handy guideFri Nov 17 2023 - 06:00
Paying the price for an absence of travel insurancePricewatch: The ferry company cancelled the crossing as a result of circumstances beyond its control – the weatherThu Nov 16 2023 - 06:01
Christmas online present shopping: 10 of the best Irish websites for toys Pricewatch: Get ahead with your Christmas shopping with our handy guideThu Nov 16 2023 - 06:00
Boston-bound plane forced to return to Shannon after incidentAer Lingus flight departed at 2.41pm for airport but returned after 5pm after a disturbanceWed Nov 15 2023 - 19:15
RTÉ strategy includes disinformation correspondent and possible new teenage dramaAttempt to rebuild trust and woo younger audiences central to broadcaster’s strategyWed Nov 15 2023 - 19:02
Fresh financial blow to Irish Life Health customers as prices rise againPolicy prices to increase by an average of 4.8% from JanuaryWed Nov 15 2023 - 16:45
Christmas online present shopping: 19 of the best Irish websites for clothing and jewelleryPricewatch: Get ahead with your Christmas shopping with our handy guideWed Nov 15 2023 - 06:00
Black Friday sales more likely to attract young people, CCPC saysThe consumer watchdog monitors online and instore discounts to ensure consumers not misledTue Nov 14 2023 - 13:19
Grocery inflation eases back again to stand at less than 10%Own-label sales grow at almost twice the pace of branded goods during reporting periodMon Nov 13 2023 - 16:46
Irish people will spend close to €600 on Christmas presents this yearChristmas countdown: Vouchers top choice for festive shoppers, as two-thirds of those surveyed say they want to support IrishMon Nov 13 2023 - 07:55
Sky’s the limit for reader fined by company for doing what he was toldPricewatch: ‘I am a long-time customer of Sky and am appalled by their attitude’Mon Nov 13 2023 - 00:00
One reader’s fight against Revolut’s opaque ‘ransom photo’ demandsRevolut is accused of using ‘bully boy tactics and threats to avoid answering’ basic questions about its account security demandsMon Nov 13 2023 - 00:00
Testing finds ‘dangerous’ synthetic opioid in heroin batch that led to 44 overdoses in last 48 hours There are fears the number of overdoses will rise over the course of the weekendSat Nov 11 2023 - 18:15
Credit unions urged to step up lending by Central Bank governorGabriel Makhlouf says credit unions need to build scale to take advantage of opportunities in retail bankingSat Nov 11 2023 - 13:02
‘A rat looked out the window from the inside.’ A day in the life of a food safety inspectorClaudia Gildea tells Conor Pope what she hopes not to find as she visits the kitchen of a Dublin hotelSat Nov 11 2023 - 06:00
Dublin Zoo’s Society House becomes new focus for conservationIn 1959, superintendent Terry Murphy successfully hand-reared two tiger cubs, Buster and Not-So-Good, in Society HouseTue Nov 07 2023 - 14:09
Why has my holiday deposit ended up costing so much? Travel Q&A: If you are considering a ‘low deposit’ booking, always take the time to check the terms carefullyTue Nov 07 2023 - 05:00
Christmas online shopping: 101 of the best Irish websites to buy gifts fromPricewatch: Begin lining up your Christmas online shopping with the help of our handy guideMon Nov 06 2023 - 05:00
Man who saved mother and daughter from drowning among those honoured at Garda youth awardsSpecial recognition for Donegal’s Mulroy College where two victims of Creeslough tragedy were studentsSat Nov 04 2023 - 18:12
Revenue contacts homeowners over property tax and deadlinesLPT for next year is based on valuation of property at beginning of November 2021Fri Nov 03 2023 - 19:11
Are electricity price cuts really benefitting customers?Pricewatch: ‘Electric Ireland say they have reduced their unit rates but they have also reduced their discounts’Wed Nov 01 2023 - 06:00
Energy price cuts of 10-30% for nearly all Irish households in coming daysAlmost all households will see cuts of between 10 and 30 per cent over coming days as suppliers start competing for businessWed Nov 01 2023 - 05:00
Are fears over the cashless society exaggerated? Ciara O’Brien versus Conor PopeIs cash a spent force or are we in danger of rushing headlong into the virtual alternatives with no thought to the consequences?Tue Oct 31 2023 - 06:15
Man billed hundreds by Eir for service he never used and didn’t know he hadCustomer was passed between departments ‘each time having to repeat my complaint and request a refund which they are not willing to give’Tue Oct 31 2023 - 06:00
Monsters link: discover the Roscommon cave from which Halloween reputedly cameThe gates of hell aren’t a bad place to be, finds Conor Pope, as he goes in search of the origins of the pagan festival of Samhain, a precursor of HalloweenTue Oct 31 2023 - 06:00
Bank issues alert over ghost broker travel scam Criminal targetting would-be holiday makers with sophisticated fraud, AIB saysTue Oct 31 2023 - 00:01
‘Email had my booking reference plus details of guests’: Booking.com customers targeted by scamThree Pricewatch readers victim of similar scams: ‘My concern about this is how sophisticated it is’Mon Oct 30 2023 - 06:00
Irish Friends fans mourn Matthew Perry: ‘Did I cry on the way over here? Yes I did’At the Friends Experience in Dublin’s Point Square, the show’s fans reflect on a troubled favouriteSun Oct 29 2023 - 17:23
Heartbreak and camaraderie at Dublin Marathon: ‘How they keep it up for 26 miles I just don’t know’Rain greets runners as thousands take part in 42nd Dublin MarathonSun Oct 29 2023 - 15:14
‘We’re not dropping out we’re dropping dead!’: 11 left in elite club to have run every Dublin Marathon‘There’s only a few of us left … I feel so blessed that I’ve been able to get to the start every year’Sat Oct 28 2023 - 06:00
Crowdfunding: When GoFundMe goes right, and when it goes wrong...Ireland is the most generous country on the biggest crowdfunding platform in the world. The company’s chief executive talks about how the platform worksSat Oct 28 2023 - 06:00
Can an airline just cancel my flight without giving any reason? Travel Q&A: A reader’s return Ryanair flight from Seville for a wedding was cancelled — rebooking will cost time and moneyTue Oct 24 2023 - 05:00
Weather warnings: Southeast bears brunt of heavy rain as multiple alerts in placeStatus orange rain warning in place for Waterford, Wexford and Kilkenny, with yellow warnings covering 18 other countiesMon Oct 23 2023 - 14:57
