St Patrick’s Day: festival organisers hoping 2024 theme will spark joy and banish spectre of November riot Spréach, the Irish word for ‘spark’, is the theme for this year’s festival and parade, as the programme was unveiled in Dublin’s Mountjoy SquareTue Jan 30 2024 - 16:11
Price hikes from VHI will see some families worse off by €500 this yearThird time in less than a year the health insurance company has rolled out a price increaseTue Jan 30 2024 - 11:57
Passengers take Aer Lingus to task over not getting what they paid for Pricewatch: Three readers take the airline to task over not getting what they paid for, opaque compensation protocols and missing luggageTue Jan 30 2024 - 06:00
Ryanair’s passport rules leave UK-bound passenger - and its staff - confusedPricewatch: For how long does your passport have to be valid if you are travelling to the UK with Ryanair?Mon Jan 29 2024 - 06:00
Is travel insurance a waste of money or the best €100 you’ll ever spend?Things can go wrong on holiday, or ahead of it, for all sorts of unexpected reasonsFri Jan 26 2024 - 11:04
The Deposit Return Scheme: Everything you need to knowDrinks in plastic bottles or aluminium cans that feature the Re-turn logo will carry a deposit on top of the cost of the product from next monthMon Jan 22 2024 - 06:00
Re-turn: The Deposit Return Scheme that could reshape IrelandPricewatch: A new scheme is about to place a monetary value on the plastic bottles and cans we drink from and then almost always discard, via recycling or otherwise. It’s going to be pretty differentMon Jan 22 2024 - 06:00
Irish homes are cluttered with electrical items that could be recycled Minister of State for the circular economy launches awareness campaign to highlight importance of recycling broken or unused appliancesMon Jan 22 2024 - 00:01
Flight cancelled? Here’s what you can do - and what your airline must doDon’t expect compensation for storm-enforced disruptions, but you are entitled to a refund or rerouting, and perhaps ‘care and assistance’Sun Jan 21 2024 - 22:06
Bord Gáis Energy to cut electricity and gas prices by up to 10% for over 600,000 customersCumulative impact of two reductions in four months will see some bills fall by as much as €1,000 a yearWed Jan 17 2024 - 00:01
Q&A: Energy prices are going down. Here’s what consumers need to know about itElectric Ireland has made a further price cut, with other providers expected to follow suit. But the market is volatile and prices are still high compared to 2021Mon Jan 15 2024 - 19:06
Family referendums will be ‘part of reparations’ for past mistreatment of single mothers and children, parents’ group saysOne Family organisation calls for a yes vote in the family and care votes being held on March 8thMon Jan 15 2024 - 13:25
Electric Ireland announces price cuts of up to 8% for more than one million customersMove by electricty and gas provider could save some customers close to €300 annuallyMon Jan 15 2024 - 07:00
Health insurance: How to side-step the dizzying complexity of changing plans or provider and save yourself thousandsPricewatch: As we have said on many occasions, far too many people do not shop around when it comes to health cover. Now’s the time to confront this ‘consumer inertia’Mon Jan 15 2024 - 06:00
Don’t be seduced by retailers’ hailing discounts, ‘there is no supermarket price war’ in IrelandIreland’s big five supermarkets have been boasting about discounts, yet their prices are still climbingFri Jan 12 2024 - 09:29
Travel trends for the year ahead: where, when and how Irish holidaymakers are booking trips in 2024Conor Pope: As a new year begins and bookings for the months ahead take off, a shift in travel patterns is emergingFri Jan 12 2024 - 05:00
RSA received €500,000 from driving test no-shows in 2023Safety group criticises system that allows drivers obtain successive learner permits without sitting testThu Jan 11 2024 - 06:00
An Post hikes cost of standard stamps againThe 5 cent rise is the fourth increase in less than three yearsThu Jan 11 2024 - 00:01
Most people don’t shop around for health insurance despite potential savings, watchdog findsSome 71% of the more than 2 million people with private health insurance have never moved providerWed Jan 10 2024 - 11:42
CSO urges consumers to monitor their spending for new budget surveyStatistics office wants people to track all their spending over 14 consecutive days to better understand where their money goesTue Jan 09 2024 - 09:00
Grocery inflation falls to 7.1% amid record €1.4bn supermarket sales in DecemberRate of inflation was 15.5% this time last yearMon Jan 08 2024 - 16:23
‘Sorry you lost the money’: Couple loses thousands of euro of wedding savings in Revolut ‘ordeal’ Pricewatch: The transactions were in increasing amounts from $50 to $2000 before Revolut ‘finally froze the card at the $2500′Mon Jan 08 2024 - 00:01
Where in the world is reader’s Currys receipt?Pricewatch: An incorrectly entered email address caused one reader a lot of botherMon Jan 08 2024 - 00:00
Nightmare before Christmas as woman is left with no TV due to Vodafone problemsPricewatch: Reader Mary complains of a convoluted process to have get her internet service reinstatedMon Jan 08 2024 - 00:00
Tánaiste condemns ‘inflammatory’ Israeli comments about resettling Palestinians outside GazaMicheál Martin stresses way to achieve ‘long-term peace’ for Palestinians and Israelis is ‘sustained and serious commitment to a two-state solution’Sat Jan 06 2024 - 06:00
Man and two women killed in three separate crashes around IrelandPedestrian in her 20s dies in Co Donegal after separate incidents in Co Mayo and Co MeathFri Jan 05 2024 - 21:41
Boy (13) found driving in Waterford was taking parents ‘for a spin’Car owner to be brought before courts while Garda Juvenile Liaison Officer appointed to the boyFri Jan 05 2024 - 19:36
Impact of Ryanair’s disappearance from booking platforms remains up in the airAirline has fought a long and bitter battle with online travel agents over delistingThu Jan 04 2024 - 15:02
2023 in numbers: Standout statistics from the CSO review of the yearAbout 80 per cent of people used the internet in 2023 for shopping, banking, or booking/ordering services online last yearWed Jan 03 2024 - 18:41
Ireland in 2023: Record employment rate reached as prices fell, CSO reports‘Year in Numbers’ report shows dark clouds in shape of gender-based violence, income disparities and housing issuesWed Jan 03 2024 - 12:26
Ten ways your wallet will be affected in 2024, from mortgages to car insuranceConor Pope looks at what might happen with interest rates, for borrowers and savers, and whether other bills will rise againWed Jan 03 2024 - 06:05
From mortgage rates to energy prices, how will 2024 look for Irish consumers?ECB may have stopped raising rates but mortgage rates are likely to fall only slowly and energy and grocery prices remain elevatedTue Jan 02 2024 - 06:00
The 24 money-saving hacks for 2024Pricewatch: There are ways and means of saving money over the coming year. If you act on several different fronts, you just might save a whole lotMon Jan 01 2024 - 06:00
Smyths Toys ‘shambles’ as voucher failure leaves children in tearsMany would-be shoppers only became aware system was down when vouchers were not accepted at tillsThu Dec 28 2023 - 13:38
Endangered baby monkey takes first swings into action at Fota IslandFrançois’ langur monkey has found a new home at Fota Wildlife Park’s purpose-built house in its Asian sanctuary areaWed Dec 27 2023 - 15:26
Accommodation and flight capacity issues could halt tourism growth in 2024, industry warnsIrish Tourism Industry Confederation estimates that €5.3 billion will have been spent by international visitors by New Year’s EveWed Dec 27 2023 - 11:09
Almost 1,100 children called support line over Christmas periodISPCC reports 20% increase in number of calls to Childline between December 23rd and Christmas DayTue Dec 26 2023 - 14:57
St Stephen’s Day sales: Arnotts saves Christmas by honouring ‘massive’ discountsPanicked bargain hunters feared missing out on discount televisions and matressesTue Dec 26 2023 - 14:36
The changing face of winter sales in IrelandPricewatch: Pre-Christmas sales, Black Friday and online shopping have hit post-Christmas sales, but despites the changes people still love to bag a bargainTue Dec 26 2023 - 00:01
The rights and wrongs of the winter sales: Your consumer guide to bagging a bargain in days aheadPricewatch: When you buy something in a sale you have the same consumer protections as you do if you bought it at full priceTue Dec 26 2023 - 00:01
‘It is a long time since Santa has been in our house’: Scenes of joy at Dublin Airport as families return for ChristmasToday expected to be one of busiest of year at Dublin and Shannon airportsFri Dec 22 2023 - 12:41
The people versus Ryanair — spoiler alert: airline winsConor Pope sees consumers pursuing justice in small euro amounts … and derailed by the power of small printFri Dec 22 2023 - 06:00
Cost of living crisis: Have we reached peak prices?With official inflation rates down at last, consensus appears to be that interest rate hikes are done, fuel prices are falling and 2024 looks promising. At long as there are no nasty shocksTue Dec 19 2023 - 05:00
‘The riots haven’t put people off’: Dublin retailers largely in good cheer ahead of ChristmasBusiness groups divided on whether Christmas Day falling on a Monday will help shopsMon Dec 18 2023 - 00:01
The days before Christmas are dangerous for overspending. Here’s how to avoid itPricewatch: This week will determine the duration and severity of your seasonal financial hangoverMon Dec 18 2023 - 00:01
Surge in bogus text message scams in run-up to ChristmasFraudulent messages claim to be from delivery companies alerting recipients to customs chargesSun Dec 17 2023 - 07:00
Irish savers may miss out on up to €3.5bn thanks to low interest rates There is just over €150bn on deposit with Irish banks and €142bn of it is sitting in instant-access accounts with ‘useless’ interest ratesFri Dec 15 2023 - 13:26
Two men due in court after robbery on Henry Street in Dublin city centre‘Large amount of property’ taken from business premises by up to four people at 1amWed Dec 13 2023 - 09:40
Talking turkey: a ‘crazy time’ of year as farmers prepare for festive feastsTurkey farmers have been busy getting ready for Christmas dinners for several weeks nowWed Dec 13 2023 - 06:00
Tumble dryers, heating empty homes and driving on short journeys: our bad climate habits persistIn 2022 transport energy demand rebounded to 95% of pre-Covid levels, with data from January to September of this year pointing to continuing rebounds in petrol, diesel, and jet kerosene demandWed Dec 13 2023 - 05:00
