Only the supermarkets know if they are charging fair pricesFirst milk prices fell across a range of retailers, then butter. But consumers are waiting for something more meaningfulSat May 06 2023 - 06:00
First Look: Marker hotel in Dublin’s docklands gets a multimillion euro makeoverThe hotel has a new name, a new main entrance at a cost of €500,000 and interiors inspired by Ireland's Atlantic coast, Giant’s Causeway and the BurrenFri May 05 2023 - 06:00
Mortgage relief on agenda for budget after ECB rates rise againTaoiseach Leo Varadkar signals move on restoring relief to mortgage holders shouldering increased borrowing costs will be considered by GovernmentFri May 05 2023 - 05:00
Tracker mortgage holders not the only borrowers bearing brunt of seven successive interest rate hikesFinancial impact of seven successive interest rate hikes will mean many people will be thousands of euro poorerThu May 04 2023 - 19:15
‘We are at this tipping point with interest rates’: Homeowners struggling after latest ECB rate hikeJennifer Walsh says she can no longer afford to go out, while Gary Lambert took a gamble and switched to a fixed rate mortgageThu May 04 2023 - 18:29
Taoiseach says mortgage interest relief being considered as ECB raises rates by 0.25% Move set to bring immediate financial pain to tens of thousands of Irish tracker holdersThu May 04 2023 - 15:04
Grocery prices register slight drop in AprilFigures from analysts Kantar show food inflation falling, albeit marginally, for the first time in two yearsTue May 02 2023 - 14:44
Warning of ‘Eir trap’ after older couple left hanging on internet connectionPricewatch: Existing landline service was ‘digitally transferred’ from another provider but Eir technician failed to turn up to connect customerTue May 02 2023 - 05:00
Bono illustration of Volodymyr Zelenskiy features on magazine coverU2 frontman’s sketch used to illustrate the Atlantic’s feature on counteroffensive in UkraineMon May 01 2023 - 16:28
Charlie Bird promises to walk Darkness Into Light despite fallVeteran broadcaster suffered cuts and bruises following fall over the weekendMon May 01 2023 - 14:04
Private nursing homes closing due to Fair Deal ‘discrimination’, claims Nursing Homes IrelandIn Laois, Longford and Westmeath, HSE nursing home fees double those payable to private and voluntary counterpartsMon May 01 2023 - 13:27
Prize bonds - could it be you? Almost certainly notPricewatch: The odds of winning a prize in the State’s prize bonds draws are low even compared with the national lotteryMon May 01 2023 - 12:24
Donald Trump to arrive in Scotland on trip that will take in Doonbeg propertyFormer president crossing the Atlantic to ‘inspect my great properties’ as he opens a second golf course near AberdeenMon May 01 2023 - 09:00
Gas demand spiked during cold, damp March Wind generated about 40 per cent of all energy in first quarter of the yearMon May 01 2023 - 07:00
Sinister Revolut scam sees reader’s account drained of thousandsPricewatch: Nearly €6,000 was taken from a company account within a matter of minutes but Revolut maintained the fraudulent transactions had been legitimateMon May 01 2023 - 00:01
France flight cancellations: All you need to know as Ryanair and Aer Lingus routes impactedRyanair has said it is cancelling 220 flights and multiple airlines will be similarly impacted as a result of the industrial action in FranceSun Apr 30 2023 - 15:03
Trump visit: senior gardaí liaise with US counterparts to coordinate security operationDoonbeg prepares red carpet for former president who employs 300 people in the area, and is a now-familiar figure after multiple visitsSun Apr 30 2023 - 12:37
Milk price wars could damage Irish dairy farmers, IFA warnsFour supermarkets announced price cuts in quick succession on Friday amid fierce competitionSat Apr 29 2023 - 09:21
‘Greedflation’ keeps price of weekly shop ‘inexplicably high’ despite falling costsSituation may stabilise but there is no going back to previous prices, analysts warnSat Apr 29 2023 - 05:00
Russian statement on Finbar Cafferkey death condemned as ‘threatening’ and ‘chilling’Embassy warns official sympathy extended to family could see Ireland considered ‘participant of the conflict’Fri Apr 28 2023 - 22:31
Four large supermarkets cut price of milk for first time since cost of living crisis beganPrice reduction of around 5 per cent likely to put pressure on other retailers to follow suitFri Apr 28 2023 - 21:57
Man in his early 20s dies after incident off Waterford coastGroup of five taken from sea near Ardmore by coast guard after getting in difficulty while swimmingFri Apr 28 2023 - 20:39
Bank holiday weekend outings: 12 last-minute ideasFrom music festivals to May Day parades to Lá Mór na Gaeilge, there’s lots to doFri Apr 28 2023 - 08:22
Consumers more upbeat but concerns over cost of living lingerCredit union consumer sentiment points to optimistic consumers but long way off average over three decadesThu Apr 27 2023 - 00:01
Travel bounces back post-pandemic as Dublin Airport set for busy weekendCSO figures show ‘strong recovery’ in travel during 2022 with Irish residents spending €2.9bn on domestic tripsWed Apr 26 2023 - 14:55
Housing crisis: development levies suspended in bid to drive down building costs Government says new plans will make it cheaper to build and refurbish homes, speed up home building and drive down building costsTue Apr 25 2023 - 15:17
Uninsured drivers involved in 40 incidents each weekMore than 10,000 cases handled by insurance industry since 2018 new figures suggestTue Apr 25 2023 - 05:00
Motor insurance premiums fall 5%, Central Bank figures suggestConcern expressed over continued reliance on court system for many personal injury casesTue Apr 25 2023 - 05:00
Carry on camping, and save plenty of money doing itPricewatch: Pinching the pennies when planning a family holiday is difficult but not impossible, especially if you head for a continental campsiteMon Apr 24 2023 - 00:01
Why aren’t our energy prices falling?Pricewatch: With wholesale prices down substantially for four months, it’s hard to imagine suppliers will be able to maintain sky-high prices for much longerThu Apr 20 2023 - 00:00
City Bin and Panda price hikes add €20-€50 to waste billsCompany says costs have jumped significantlyWed Apr 19 2023 - 15:17
A tragic story that shows why you should buy travel insurance as soon as you book a tripPricewatch: 29% of claims are due to sickness, death or other circumstances that mean people can’t travelWed Apr 19 2023 - 02:00
‘I feel misled by Lidl’s massive advertising campaigns using special offers’Pricewatch: Reader is frustrated by promises of special offers that fail to materialiseTue Apr 18 2023 - 05:00
HSE approach to overseas treatment ‘inflexible’ and often to blame for patient debt, Ombudsman findsHealth authority repeatedly refused to reimburse legitimate expenses for people getting medical procedures outside RepublicTue Apr 18 2023 - 00:05
‘I am baffled by the lack of help, lack of humanity, lack of customer service from PTSB’Pricewatch: How accidentally transferring cash to the wrong account turned into an epic ordeal for an unfortunate customerMon Apr 17 2023 - 05:45
Cost of living has hit women, young families and renters hardest, research findsAbout 95% of people engage in ‘money-saving hacks’ to counter spiralling inflation, figures showMon Apr 17 2023 - 00:01
‘We were educated to be ashamed’: Dublin GAA player Philly McMahon tells Citizens’ Assembly about his late brother’s heroin addictionCitizens’ Assembly described as ‘most extensive, engaged discussion’ on drug use ever heldSat Apr 15 2023 - 22:19
Will the ‘Green and Red of Mayo’ lead The Saw Doctors to the White House?The band’s songwriter Leo Moran was on the N17 when the presidential seal of approval cameSat Apr 15 2023 - 14:03
Biden finishes Irish visit with speech heavy on history and hopeUS president delivers final address in Ballina at the end of four-day visit to Northern Ireland and the RepublicFri Apr 14 2023 - 22:52
Cost of a home increased by 5% in February but rate of growth slowedHighest prices outside of Dublin were in Wicklow and Kildare, while the lowest price was in LongfordFri Apr 14 2023 - 11:07
CRU highlights protection measures for vulnerable customersSuppliers must offer customers who have built up arrears and engage with them 24 months to pay down debtWed Apr 12 2023 - 13:19
Irish mortgage rates fell surprisingly in FebruaryCentral Bank figures find Ireland had third lowest rates in euro zone but only because savers are subsidising borrowersWed Apr 12 2023 - 05:00
Second-hand cars almost 80% more expensive than pre-pandemic timesDonedeal survey reveals dramatic increase in electric vehicles being bought and soldWed Apr 12 2023 - 05:00
Extent of wealth divide across Ireland evident in newly digitised data from 1911 CensusThe richest were living in the east while the poorest were found along the west coast, CSO data showsTue Apr 11 2023 - 17:52
Warning: many homes may be underinsured amid spiralling building costsGrowing number of policyholders don’t have adequate cover and will be out of pocket if they have to make any claim for damageTue Apr 11 2023 - 11:35
20 things killed by our phones in 20 yearsPricewatch: Mobile phones have sounded the death knell of many items we will never use againMon Apr 10 2023 - 00:00
Irish people slightly more upbeat about future - PTSBSurvey suggests mood is improving but cost of living crisis and housing still major problemsFri Apr 07 2023 - 08:45
Aer Lingus technical issues resolved ahead of busy weekend of travel Website, app and self check-in back up and running and flights not impacted after morning of IT disruptionThu Apr 06 2023 - 11:13
‘Mortgage prisoners’ being forced to pay dearly by vulture fundsOver 60,000 people who have mortgages with vulture funds can’t switch and are paying sky high ratesThu Apr 06 2023 - 10:07
Government plans to curb short-term letting overly restrictive, says EU after initial reviewEuropean Commission says Government has failed to ‘provide sufficient information and evidence’ to support proposed measuresThu Apr 06 2023 - 09:06
