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Horrible tax on magazine 'free' gifts

You spot the prices, we ask the questions: PriceWatch reader Angela King was prompted to get in touch after being astounded …

Sat Mar 04 2006 - 00:00

Horrible tax on magazine 'free' gifts

You spot the prices, we ask the questions: PriceWatch reader Angela King was prompted to get in touch after being astounded …

Fri Mar 03 2006 - 00:00

Penalising holidaymakers for World Cup failure

You spot the prices, we ask the questions

Fri Jan 27 2006 - 00:00

PriceWatch

You spot the prices, we ask the questions

Fri Jan 06 2006 - 00:00

Crackers take the biscuit

Pricewatch : You spot the prices, we ask the questions

Fri Dec 30 2005 - 00:00

Sales patter: know your rights

While you're busy losing the run of yourself and your credit card in next week's sales it might be comforting to know that at…

Sat Dec 24 2005 - 00:00

Taxi drivers playing a waiting game

Price Watch/ You spot the prices, we ask the questions: Last week a reader complained about being charged an extra euro by a…

Fri Dec 23 2005 - 00:00

Lobby groups give mixed reaction to Budget

Reaction from lobby groups the Minister for Finance Brian Cowen's second budget has been predictably mixed

Wed Dec 07 2005 - 00:00

Big bucks for your coffee

PriceWatch: There were queues out the door when Starbucks opened its first outlet in Dublin city recently but at least one patron…

Fri Dec 02 2005 - 00:00

Crossing the continent is a costly business

PriceWatch: The higher cost of clothes in chain stores in Ireland when compared with identical items in the stores across Europe…

Fri Nov 25 2005 - 00:00

Adding insult to automotive injury

Pricewatch: You spot the prices, we ask the questions

Fri Nov 18 2005 - 00:00

IMO accuses Harney of electioneering over GP price lists

Surgery visits: The Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) has accused the Minister for Health Mary Harney of demonising GPs over …

Tue Nov 01 2005 - 00:00

Journalist released unharmed in Baghdad

The Irish reporter Rory Carroll has been released unharmed in Baghdad after being kidnapped in Sadr City yesterday afternoon

Thu Oct 20 2005 - 01:00

Irish journalist feared kidnapped in Baghdad

Irishman Rory Carroll, the Baghdad correspondent of the Guardian is missing believed kidnapped in the Iraqi capital, the newspaper…

Wed Oct 19 2005 - 01:00

Is the cost of a Cork trip going off the rails?

Price Watch Conor Pope: A Dublin-based reader contacted us to complain about what she describes as a "mean" discount offered…

Fri Oct 14 2005 - 01:00

Western Union causes an angry exchange

Price Watch/You spot the prices, we ask the questions: This summer Mary Dunne completed a money transfer using Western Union…

Fri Sept 16 2005 - 01:00

Flower deliveries

Value4Money: The sending of flowers, be it as a romantic or congratulatory gesture, or an extension of sympathy, is an act shrouded…

Fri Sept 16 2005 - 01:00

Government stands by growth prediction of 5%

The Government has said the economy will grow by around 5 per cent this year despite expectations the forecasts in the mid-year…

Thu Aug 18 2005 - 01:00

Rip-off Ireland? Visitors' Views

Does Ireland deserve its rip-off reputation? Every Friday in August, Pricewatch asks visitors what they find cheapest and most…

Fri Aug 12 2005 - 01:00

Taking more than its toll?

PriceWatch: Eazy Pass, the electronic toll payment facility operating at the country's three toll plazas, has attracted the …

Fri Jul 29 2005 - 01:00

VHI says its future at risk without risk equalisation

VHI Healthcare said today that its future was at serious risk because of the absence of risk equalisation in the health insurance…

Tue Jul 26 2005 - 01:00

What price imports?

Price Watch: You spot the prices, we ask the questions

Fri Jul 22 2005 - 01:00

Spot the difference in travel insurance deals

PriceWatch: You spot the prices, we ask the questions.

Fri Jun 24 2005 - 01:00

Lukewarm response to charging for hot water

Pricewatch: Charging for hot water may seem like a fairly absurd notion but it is common practice on Iarnród Éireann, one PriceWatch…

Fri Jun 10 2005 - 01:00

Flashback to prices on Tayto packs

PriceWatch: You spot the prices, we ask the questions.

Fri Jun 03 2005 - 01:00

PriceWatch

You spot the prices, we ask the questions.

Fri May 27 2005 - 01:00

Man took cab to attempted raid on Dublin bank

An armed man who tried to rob a Dublin city centre bank this afternoon arrived by taxi and asked the unsuspecting driver to wait…

Thu May 19 2005 - 01:00

Man took cab to attempted raid on Dublin bank

An armed man who tried to rob a Dublin city centre bank this afternoon arrived by taxi and asked the unsuspecting driver to wait…

Thu May 19 2005 - 01:00

Tears and cheers as fortunes diverge across North

An emotional David Trimble has this evening spoken of his pride at representing Upper Bann as an MP in the House of Commons and…

Fri May 06 2005 - 01:00

Value4Money

The highs and the lows of... cheddar cheese.

Fri Apr 15 2005 - 01:00

Pricewatch

How much for dry cleaning?

Fri Apr 15 2005 - 01:00

Are euro conversions going out of fashion?

PriceWatch: You spot the prices, we ask the questions.

Fri Apr 15 2005 - 01:00

Calling all cars

You spot the prices, we ask the questions.

Fri Apr 08 2005 - 01:00

Value4Money

The best and the worst about... corkscrews.

Fri Apr 08 2005 - 01:00

McAleese mourns death of 'pillar of the modern world'

The President, Mary McAleese has described Pope John Paul II as a "pillar of the modern world" and said that while "his extraordinary…

Sun Apr 03 2005 - 01:00

Taoiseach expresses sorrow at Pope's passing

The Taoiseach Bertie Ahern said he had learned of the death of Pope John Paul II with "great sorrow" and expressed his certainty…

Sun Apr 03 2005 - 01:00

Taoiseach expresses sorrow at Pope's passing

The Taoiseach Bertie Ahern said he had learned of the death of Pope John Paul II with "great sorrow" and expressed his certainty…

Sat Apr 02 2005 - 01:00

McAleese mourns death of 'pillar of the modern world'

The President, Mary McAleese has described Pope John Paul II as a "pillar of the modern world" and said that while "his extraordinary…

Sat Apr 02 2005 - 01:00

Holiday costs are all about timing

PriceWatch: Michael Cregan from Limerick recently booked a golfing holiday for himself and his wife to Gran Canaria through …

Fri Mar 04 2005 - 00:00

Watch your money go up in smoke

One PriceWatch reader who decided to give up cigarettes in the new year with the aid of nicotine patches has been in touch to…

Fri Feb 25 2005 - 00:00

Keep an eye out for contact lenses online

Pricewatch: Ciaran Hedderly from Galway got in touch to alert readers who use disposable contact lenses to a potentially major…

Fri Feb 18 2005 - 00:00

A rose by any other name ... might cost less

A number of PriceWatch readers have been wondering about the price of roses, having noticed they increase dramatically at this…

Fri Feb 11 2005 - 00:00

Value 4 Money: Shaving gel/oil

Total Shaving Solutions Shaving Oil €5.36

Fri Feb 04 2005 - 00:00

The price of books and a Palin comparison

You spot the prices, we ask the questions

Fri Jan 28 2005 - 00:00

Value 4 Money

This week Value 4 Money looks at Hummus

Fri Jan 28 2005 - 00:00

The business of magazine prices

PriceWatch : You spot the prices, we ask the questions.

Fri Jan 21 2005 - 00:00

No reports of Irish casulties as Ahern pledges €1 million in aid

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Dermot Ahern  has this afternoon expressed his shock and concern at the devastating effects…

Sun Dec 26 2004 - 00:00

Internet usage continues to rise in Republic

Internet usage in the Republic continued to rise throughout the year although the rate of growth remains significantly slower…

Tue Dec 21 2004 - 00:00

Value4Money

Chocolates

Fri Dec 17 2004 - 00:00

Prices take the sparkle out of a cinema trip

PriceWatch: Unless you have very deep pockets you might want to take care where you buy Deep River Rock: huge differences in…

Fri Dec 17 2004 - 00:00
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