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Go Holiday DIY

This week Go Holiday DIY looks at trips to London

Sat Apr 12 2008 - 01:00

Click for cheaper clobber

What's the story with buying fashion online?

Mon Apr 07 2008 - 01:00

Go Holiday DIY

How much for two weeks in the Sunshine State?

Sat Apr 05 2008 - 01:00

Sell your home yourself?

What's the story with being your own estate agent? HIGH PERCENTAGE-BASED commissions, and question marks over what some estate…

Mon Mar 31 2008 - 01:00

Go holiday DIY

Can you save a mint on a jaunt to the Algarve?

Sat Mar 29 2008 - 00:00

Honestly up to speed

WHAT'S THE story with new broadband advertising rules? Pricewatch readers who last autumn got in touch to complain about the…

Mon Mar 24 2008 - 00:00

Go holiday DIY

Can you take a bite out of the price of a trip to the Big Apple?

Sat Mar 22 2008 - 00:00

Go DIY

How much can you save by arranging seven days in Italy for yourself?

Sat Mar 15 2008 - 00:00

New ad code covers broadband speed

BROADBAND OPERATORS will have to significantly alter their promotional material from the beginning of next month to more accurately…

Thu Mar 13 2008 - 00:00

Supermarket sweep

What's the story with grocery prices?

Mon Mar 10 2008 - 00:00

Go holiday DIY

So how much can you save by doing all the holiday legwork yourself?

Sat Mar 08 2008 - 00:00

NCA urges consumers to shop around

There is virtually no price difference between the State's biggest supermarkets but big discounters and some independent retailers…

Wed Feb 27 2008 - 00:00

Pouring money away

What's the story with bottled water?

Mon Feb 25 2008 - 00:00

Unsure about insurance

As the last rites are murmured into the Celtic Tiger's ear, the dying beast might be forgiven for casting a half-closed eye over…

Mon Feb 18 2008 - 00:00

Can we help you?

What's the story with good customer care?

Mon Feb 11 2008 - 00:00

Till you're blue in the face?

What's the story with bad customer service?

Mon Feb 04 2008 - 00:00

Thumbs down

A simple problem Simple is most effective when it comes to electrical gadgets, a Which? survey suggests.

Mon Jan 21 2008 - 00:00

Pumping up the prices

What's the story with oil price rises? The remnants of the celebratory champagne had barely gone flat when consumers received…

Mon Jan 21 2008 - 00:00

Clicking on a revolution

What's the story with online movie rentals?

Mon Jan 14 2008 - 00:00

Where in the world?

What's the story with the origin of meat? Could you spot the difference between smoked Irish salmon and Irish smoked salmon - …

Mon Jan 07 2008 - 00:00

Log it, flog it, clear it, quit it - but save it

Ten ways to save cash in the New Year.

Mon Dec 31 2007 - 00:00

Have a green Christmas

What's the deal with an eco-friendly festive season?

Mon Dec 17 2007 - 00:00

Christmas with lights and bites

Value for money: Fairy lights and tins of biscuits

Mon Dec 10 2007 - 00:00

Card duty falls as cigarette prices climb

The old reliables: The tax on cigarettes is being increased with immediate effect, and the duty on credit and laser cards is…

Wed Dec 05 2007 - 00:00

The markets stall

What's the deal with farmers' markets?

Mon Nov 26 2007 - 00:00

Buy, give and let live

What's the story with ethical shopping? Giving has never been so easy, and if you choose carefully next time you go shopping…

Mon Nov 19 2007 - 00:00

The pitfalls

There are some amazing bargains to be found on the internet in the run-up to Christmas, with US- and Asian-based retailers selling…

Sat Nov 17 2007 - 00:00

Organic - is it worth it?

What's the story with organic food?

Mon Nov 12 2007 - 00:00

Shopped to the taxman

What's the deal with tax on imported goods?

Mon Nov 05 2007 - 00:00

Is it Christmas already?

What's the story with an early Christmas?

Mon Oct 29 2007 - 00:00

Attack of the rip-offs

What's the deal with exorbitant prices?

Mon Oct 22 2007 - 01:00

Stop the press

MEDIA: The long-heralded death of traditional news media may be some time away, but the pace of change is increasing

Mon Oct 08 2007 - 01:00

Online in the slow lane

What's the deal with ISP download speeds? At first glance, the sleek new 3G modems that mobile phone companies have been promoting…

Mon Oct 01 2007 - 01:00

Thought for your pennies

What's the deal with penny pinching?

Mon Sept 24 2007 - 01:00

Fight for your rights

What's the deal with consumers' rights?

Mon Sept 17 2007 - 01:00

Change is in your hands

What's the deal with online campaigns? The marketing people at Cadbury must have thought all their Christmases and Easters had…

Mon Sept 10 2007 - 01:00

The new power plants

What's the deal with biofuels?  The world's oil reserves are dangerously low and its temperatures dangerously high

Mon Sept 03 2007 - 01:00

Festive spirits can extend to carrying coffins

Many Irish people can be forgiven if they suffer just a little festival fatigue by the end of this week.

Wed Aug 29 2007 - 01:00

So, what's your beef?

What's the deal with Brazilian beef? When it emerged last month that the Irish Army had been feeding a small number of its soldiers…

Mon Aug 27 2007 - 01:00

Value for money: Cholesterol-reducing spreads

Benecol Buttery Spread, 6.99 for 500g; €13

Mon Aug 20 2007 - 01:00

Against the grain

How much salt do you eat daily and how much damage is it doing? If you're anything like the rest of us, the answer to both questions…

Mon Aug 20 2007 - 01:00

The top-dollar trolleys

What's the deal with grocery prices?

Mon Aug 13 2007 - 01:00

Unearthing Bronze Age brewing

Forget 1759, the most important year in Irish brewing history may have been many thousands of years earlier

Thu Aug 09 2007 - 01:00

Is it your lucky day?

What's the deal with e-mail scams?

Mon Aug 06 2007 - 01:00

Home sweet holiday?

What's the deal with holidays in Ireland?

Mon Jul 30 2007 - 01:00

Something in the water

What's the deal with flavoured water?

Mon Jul 23 2007 - 01:00

Value for Money: Flavoured Water

Carpe Diem Botanic Water €1.45 for 750ml, €1

Mon Jul 23 2007 - 01:00

The talk of the internet

What's the deal with internet phone calls?

Mon Jul 16 2007 - 01:00

Value for money: sun creams

Dr Hauschka Skin Care Sun screen, €17.35 for 100ml, €173.50 per litre

Mon Jul 16 2007 - 01:00

Sky-high prices for TV

What's the deal with cable and satellite TV?

Mon Jul 09 2007 - 01:00
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