I survived ‘Celebrity MasterChef’ but got my fingers burntI surprised myself by standing the heat in the kitchen, but the flames finally got meMon Aug 05 2013 - 01:00
Come fly with me . . . if you dareThe first Airbus A380 landed at Shannon this week. Good job a professional was in the cockpitSat Aug 03 2013 - 01:00
RTÉ reports loss of €65.2 million and operating profit of more than €2m for 2012Deficit created by major restructuringFri Aug 02 2013 - 01:00
Kenny departure will make ‘big difference’ to station’s budgetDenis O’Brien’s stations do not face same pressures, says head of RTÉ RadioFri Aug 02 2013 - 01:00
Cental Bank moves to rein in debt companiesThe bank is acting “in the public interest and as part of a general review of the debt management sector”Wed Jul 31 2013 - 01:01
Frozen burgers off menu after horse meat scandalFSAI finds consumers much more conscious about food safetyMon Jul 29 2013 - 12:34
Pricewatch: readers’ queriesThe berry scare causes confusion; and Ulster Bank and a customer in arrears see things differentlyMon Jul 29 2013 - 01:00
Honey, they’ve shrunk the goods – but not the priceHundreds of common grocery products have become smaller, a move consumer experts say are price increases by stealth and deceptionMon Jul 29 2013 - 01:00
The property market is awake. Here we go again?Rumblings about resurgence from estate agents, bankers and brokers are bolstered by rising prices and solid demand in particular areas. So, have we learned anything?Sat Jul 27 2013 - 01:00
Only a fool would say we have hit bottom but it looks like a corner has been turnedAs sales begin to pick up it looks as if buyers have learned the value of cautionWed Jul 24 2013 - 01:00
Mastercard warns credit card charges will rise if Commission plan gets green lightEuropean Commission plans to impose a cap on charges card companies can impose on retailersTue Jul 23 2013 - 01:00
Aldi and Lidl make hay during downturnNew figures show families are spending less on groceries and switching to the German discount stores in greater numbersTue Jul 23 2013 - 01:00
Pricewatch: readers’ queriesA Meath fan settles a ticketing beef with the GAA, and medical dressings prove a sticking pointMon Jul 22 2013 - 01:00
Life’s a beach in the SeychellesIf you, ahem, shell out on a trip to the lovely 100-island archipelago of the Seychelles, escape the resorts and go island-hoppingSat Jul 20 2013 - 01:00
Words we wish we had in EnglishComing up with a clever reply too late, forgetting names, eating to patch a heart-break, sun lamp overdosing: other languages have perfect expressions for our foibles. Here are 10 of our favouritesSat Jul 20 2013 - 01:00
Readers’ queriesThis week features drug prices, anger at the ESRI and a lament about lasagneMon Jul 15 2013 - 00:00
The tobacco industry gets smoked outWill the e-cigarette kill off the business that kills millions every year?Mon Jul 15 2013 - 00:00
Happy? Glum? The town hall wall knows allLithuanian capital installs happiness barometer updated in real timeSat Jul 13 2013 - 16:49
Taking flight from the Ryanair baggage bluesYou’ve filled your pockets Michael - now I’ll fill mineThu Jul 11 2013 - 01:00
Action taken againt 112 firms for consumer laws breachesNational Consumer Agency says public need for assistance has never been strongerWed Jul 10 2013 - 19:34
Martin fears home repossessions will be ‘ramped up’Fianna Fáil says Government has failed to deal with mortgage crisisTue Jul 09 2013 - 13:37
Who’s making the most from the drug deals?Ireland has the highest prices for nine out of 13 commonly used generic medicines compared to other European countriesMon Jul 08 2013 - 00:00
Readers’ queriesThis week features Visa Debit cards, package holidays and prices for parkingMon Jul 08 2013 - 00:00
Written bids invited by Allsop after abandoned auctionSale of more than 100 properties abandoned after protestSat Jul 06 2013 - 01:00
Allsop property auction cancelled due to protestProtesters gather to object to fire-sale of repossessed homesFri Jul 05 2013 - 01:00
Banks reticent on mortgage codeCode outlines how banks must treat borrowers who are in or facing mortgage arrearsTue Jul 02 2013 - 01:00
Readers queriesThis week features bank charges, drug prices and special offers in TescoMon Jul 01 2013 - 00:00
Code has failed distressed borrowers, say criticsAnalysis of mortgage arrears guidelinesThu Jun 27 2013 - 01:00
Banks will be able to call to homes of borrowers under new mortgage arrears guidelinesNew code makes significant changes to existing rulesThu Jun 27 2013 - 01:00
Mortgage code will not force borrowers off trackersCentral Bank says new rules will not fast-track home repossessionsThu Jun 27 2013 - 01:00
Back-to-school costs highlighted by committeeEbooks and tablets being introduced to schools without consideration of their educational merit, says Oireachtas committeeWed Jun 26 2013 - 01:00
Committee discusses plans to ban costly school uniformsReport calls for introduction of a universal schoolbook rental schemeTue Jun 25 2013 - 14:12
AIB increases bank charges againATM fee to go up to 35 cent for personal account holdersTue Jun 25 2013 - 13:57
Three Ireland dispels O2 customer concerns‘Business as usual’ for all customers until acquisition is approved by Competition AuthorityMon Jun 24 2013 - 19:27
Red faces at Three as mobile network fails on its big dayBreakdown came minutes after company announced €850m takeover of 02Mon Jun 24 2013 - 14:19
IBOA says staff may have to act as debt collectorsBanking union criticises lack of training for staff in dealing with distressed borrowersMon Jun 24 2013 - 01:00
Why summer holidays can take a heavy tollAirline baggage check-in fees have shot up by as much as 3,000 per cent since they were introduced in 2006, so how can you avoid them?Mon Jun 24 2013 - 01:00
Drug price differential is enough to make blood boilYour consumer queries answeredMon Jun 24 2013 - 01:00
Government accused of failing distressed borrowers as mortgage crisis worsensHome loans in arrears of 90 days or more rose to 12.3% in first quarterSat Jun 22 2013 - 01:00
TDs call for schools to ban costly uniformsJoint Committee on Education and Social Protection report recommends curbing excessive school costsSat Jun 22 2013 - 01:00
Consumers upbeat over economy, poll showsPeople more optimistic than at any time since economic collapseFri Jun 21 2013 - 14:48
Government ‘more concerned about banks than mortgage holders’More than 142,000 home loans are now behind in payments, Central Bank data showsFri Jun 21 2013 - 11:44
Bank fees unfair to blind customers, group saysUnder new rules, Bank of Ireland account holders will be charged 40 cent for over-the-counter transactionsTue Jun 18 2013 - 17:21
Time to tackle problem of money-lendingCentral Bank’s figures on money-lending are six years out of dateSat Jun 15 2013 - 01:00
