Don’t let Christmas get on top of you: an A to Z guide for consumersBuying presents for everyone. A potential ESB blackout. The shrinking contents of a Quality Street tin. The festive season is enough to drive anyone crackersMon Dec 02 2013 - 10:31
Donegal driving dangers revealed in new reportInjuries Board delivered €157.2m compensation last year for motor liability awardsFri Nov 29 2013 - 07:06
Mortgage arrears decline for first time since bubble burstNumber of residential mortgages in arrears dropped from 142,892 to 141,520 at the end of SeptemberThu Nov 28 2013 - 17:11
Dublin house prices up 15% in past year but growth slower in rest of countryNational residential prices were up by 6.1%, latest CSO figures showThu Nov 28 2013 - 01:00
Dublin house prices up almost 15% in past yearNational residential property prices up 6.1% in year to dateWed Nov 27 2013 - 13:07
Xtra-vision forced into U-turn over Xbox saleRetailer required customers to buy game when collecting consolesTue Nov 26 2013 - 14:31
25% surrender homes voluntarily in debt dealsGrant Thornton says returning keys to bank allows debtors escape unsustainable loansTue Nov 26 2013 - 11:10
Rate of increase in food prices easing, report findsGerman discounters have increased their share of the Irish grocery market to over 14%Mon Nov 25 2013 - 16:18
Signs in shops: the good, the grey and the unlawfulCaution: wet floor. Special Offer. Cars are parked at owners’ risk. Just how lawful are these and other commonly seen signs? Read on and find out: this article does not affect your statutory rightsMon Nov 25 2013 - 01:00
Pricewatch: Your consumer queries answeredAn airbag light problem unsatisfactorily resolved leads one reader down the DIY routeMon Nov 25 2013 - 00:00
Will Irish shoppers spend Christmas this year?Postbudget, almost postbailout, cautious optimism is the dominant sentiment among business owners and consumersSat Nov 23 2013 - 01:00
Bressie on Clery’s reopening: ‘It was the only place we knew’Shoppers flood back to landmark Dublin department storeThu Nov 21 2013 - 19:48
Get set for Cyber MondayThe last Monday in November is one of the busiest Christmas shopping days online. Buying from Irish sites has serious advantagesThu Nov 21 2013 - 01:00
Walmart launches food appeal... for Walmart staffStore in Ohio launches a campaign looking for food donations for its own employeesTue Nov 19 2013 - 10:56
Warning over fake Revenue scam messagesTexts and emails claim to offer significant tax rebates through false websiteMon Nov 18 2013 - 15:51
Make the most of your moneyNow that we can all expect to live longer, we need to prepare better for retirementMon Nov 18 2013 - 01:00
Pricewatch: your consumer queries answeredThis week, readers are concerned about charges for selecting seats on a flight, and a bill run up on a phone after it was stolenMon Nov 18 2013 - 01:00
State’s €10m save energy ad campaign failed to have any impactPower of One advertisements had no effect on behaviourSat Nov 16 2013 - 07:14
Step into the breachFor the cybercriminals who stole details of SuperValu, Axa and Clerys customers last week, names, emails and phone numbers can be as valuable as credit-card data. How big is the risk to consumers?Sat Nov 16 2013 - 01:00
Customers of eight more firms have personal data stolenCredit card information of customers of Clery’s loyalty travel scheme stolen in cyber attackFri Nov 15 2013 - 01:01
Clerys, Centra and Pigsback now embroiled in data breachBanks carrying out assesment of numbers involved in breach at Co Clare companyThu Nov 14 2013 - 18:36
More firms to be named in personal data breachLoyaltybuild refuses to identify the affected companies as crisis widensThu Nov 14 2013 - 01:01
Number hit by Clare cyber attack climbs to 1.5 millionCredit card details, telephone numbers and home addresses takenWed Nov 13 2013 - 01:00
Supervalu security breach takes sinister twistAnalysis: has enough been done to protect those affected?Tue Nov 12 2013 - 13:56
Over 1.5 million affected by Ennis data breachData Protection Commissioner investigates major security breach at Co Clare-based company which manages customer loyalty schemes across EuropeTue Nov 12 2013 - 09:38
Energy and recruitment firms announce plans for 200 jobsNew entrant Energia and global job site Indeed to hire more than 200 in next yearTue Nov 12 2013 - 01:00
The rise of consumer power (and the birth of Pricewatch)‘The consumer agency was hobbled from the start and it was not given the teeth or the cash to really fight on behalf of the consumersTue Nov 12 2013 - 00:30
Energia to enter domestic gas and electricity marketNew player pledges 100 jobs and discounted energy supply to consumersMon Nov 11 2013 - 16:07
Q&A: What’s going on at Newbridge Credit Union?Lending practices differed from what was typical of the sector, writes Conor PopeMon Nov 11 2013 - 13:38
Pricewatch: Readers’ consumer queries answeredThis week’s concerns include a large phone bill run up on a stolen phone and the cramped conditions on many trainsMon Nov 11 2013 - 01:00
Will coppers come a cropper?A trial in Wexford to scrap 1c and 2c coins ends this week and, Government willing, a national rounding system could start before next summerMon Nov 11 2013 - 01:00
ECB’s rate cut to help 400,000 mortgage holdersThose not on tracker deals must wait to see if banks pass on benefit of record low 0.25% rateFri Nov 08 2013 - 06:18
Mortgage holders to save hundreds as ECB cuts ratesAverage tracker mortgage holder with €300,000 mortgage will see monthly savings of €45Thu Nov 07 2013 - 13:21
Irish households to spend average of €894 on ChristmasSurvey finds 47% of people plan to have shopping done by December 1stThu Nov 07 2013 - 07:42
Loyalty card firm delayed reporting security fearsSome 39,000 Supervalu customers exposed while 4,000 people in Axa loyalty reward programme affectedWed Nov 06 2013 - 01:01
Supervalu warns customers of data breachChain says financial data from Getaway Breaks loyalty scheme may have been ‘compromised’Tue Nov 05 2013 - 06:20
Devil resides in detail of property taxTwo of seven different payment options are causing most confusionTue Nov 05 2013 - 01:00
Pricewatch: Readers’ queriesConsumers this week are concerned about the safety of Halloween hats and retailers’ minimum debit-card transaction policiesMon Nov 04 2013 - 01:00
Supermarket shake-up: is a price war just the start?Competition is set to increase as Tesco responds to a slip in its market share. And, if an Oireachtas committee has its way, the sector could be facing real reformsMon Nov 04 2013 - 01:00
The curse of KilternanThe development of Kilternan Golf and Country Club has ended the careers of multiple high-flyers over four decades. Now in Nama, it lies empty – with no sign of a buyer. So what will happen to Ireland’s greatest white elephant?Sat Nov 02 2013 - 01:00
Top tips for conserving waterWith one million people facing severe water shortages it might be worth looking at smarter ways to use itThu Oct 31 2013 - 09:41
Annual bill for running a house bought in the boom ‘is €22,000’Amount is closer to €50,000 when other living costs are included, AA report findsMon Oct 28 2013 - 06:00
Through the roof: the cost of keeping a household goingThe cost of running an Irish household is up on last year. And that’s before you start eatingMon Oct 28 2013 - 06:00
Pricewatch: Readers’ queriesMeteor’s poor lines of communication are causing frustration for one customerMon Oct 28 2013 - 01:00
