Grocery prices stay high despite price cut in small number of staplesNew figures from Kantar put grocery price inflation at 16.5%, just 0.1% lower than last monthMon May 29 2023 - 12:56
‘It took me two months, multiple emails and a phone call to get my refund from Bord Gáis Energy’Pricewatch: Company says it is working with affected customers to resolve issues ‘as quickly as possible’Mon May 29 2023 - 12:00
Boarding denials and ghost flights with Aer LingusPricewatch: To mess up one booking may be regarded as a misfortune; to mess up two looks like carelessnessMon May 29 2023 - 00:01
Fuel prices set to climb as Government eases off on supports Price for litre of petrol and diesel to go up by 5 and 6 cent respectively as excise duty restored at forecourtsSun May 28 2023 - 13:49
Conor Pope’s night of texting with a scam artist: ‘Hi Dad, I’m texting you off a friend’s phone...’Popular and persistent phone scam to extract money from unwary parents is likely to escalate over the summer holidays when it might seem more plausibleFri May 26 2023 - 10:29
Renting a car on holidays? How to ensure you’re paying the best price and not being gougedWith rental car prices all over Europe set to remain high, we look at ways to lessen the burdenFri May 26 2023 - 06:00
Cost of health insurance policies set to rise by hundreds of euroIrish Life Health points to increase in healthcare claims made post-pandemic as other players weigh up premium hikesThu May 25 2023 - 03:55
More parents going without to feed their children, say BarnardosSurvey paints grim picture of impact cost of living crisis is having on families across countryWed May 24 2023 - 09:08
Cost-of-living crisis exerts ‘acute pressure’ on poorer familiesAlmost two-thirds of parents cut children’s activities or go without, according to surveysWed May 24 2023 - 05:15
Some families spend a third of household income on basic healthy foods, Safefood research findsHouseholds with teenagers spend double what households with younger children spend on healthy food, says public body responsible for encouraging healthy eatingWed May 24 2023 - 00:01
I waited 10 days for Bord Gáis to refund me. I work in retail and know it only takes threePricewatch: We contacted Bord Gáis Energy and within 24 hours the refund was being processedTue May 23 2023 - 06:00
Cost of living forcing consumers to be more sustainableSurvey shows higher prices are forcing changes in behaviour and taking focus away from climate changeTue May 23 2023 - 00:15
Conor Pope: Why does a zero-alcohol, low-tax pint cost the same as a normal beer?Pricewatch: An alcoholic pint is subject to a 54 cent excise charge and a higher Vat rate than the alcohol-free versionMon May 22 2023 - 05:00
What is going on with home insurance pricing in Ireland?Pricewatch: Rip-off Ireland is thriving, complains one reader, while another says he bagged a saving of more than €300 by bypassing a brokerMon May 22 2023 - 00:00
HMV takes another spin on Dublin’s high street seven years after closing Music retailer to return with a new flagship store on Henry Street, as record store looks to take advantage of vinyl revivalThu May 18 2023 - 05:00
Eir fined €2.4m and ordered to refund tens of thousands of overcharged customersEircom was found to be overcharging thousands over many years with refunds set to average close to €100Wed May 17 2023 - 12:42
Retailers could be forced to reveal profits under proposed BillProposed legislation from Labour Party aimed at bringing more transparency to supermarket sectorTue May 16 2023 - 05:00
‘Crumbs of comfort’ as rents climb at slowest rate in three years Rental report from Daft.ie suggests rents nationally climbed by 1 per cent in first quarter of 2023Mon May 15 2023 - 06:38
Ikea pilot scheme to allow Irish customers collect purchases at their local Tesco car park Pilot scheme to allow Ikea shoppers pick up online purchases in Tesco car parks in three countiesMon May 15 2023 - 04:16
Return to ‘Treasure Island’? Irish pricing practices questioned by veteran industry insiderWe are all Pricewatch now: stories of inexplicably expensive butter and the good life overseas – and a restaurateur’s plea for empathyMon May 15 2023 - 00:00
Cold start to the week but warmer weather on the wayGloom to clear eastwards with high pressure set to bring sunshineSun May 14 2023 - 11:21
Conor Pope: Where will the cost-of-living crisis end?Grim combination of economic factors is likely to have cost an average household close to €10,000 extra over the last year aloneSat May 13 2023 - 05:00
No promise on price cuts as supermarkets meet Minister at Retail ForumOpposition accuses Government of capitulation as 'open and frank' discussion on prices takes placeWed May 10 2023 - 20:20
Tesco and Aldi cut price of own-brand bread More price reductions on staple products to begin on ThursdayWed May 10 2023 - 19:29
Ruling forcing Pepper to offer low-cost fixed mortgage rate welcomed by McGrath Campaigner says precedent will be used in future dealings with funds managing the mortgages of borrowers in distressWed May 10 2023 - 16:57
Gas and electricity bills likely to stay high, warns Commission for Energy Regulation Organisation will not be ‘apologist’ for higher prices and indicates desire to see bills falling as year continuesTue May 09 2023 - 19:00
Grocery prices must start to fall within weeks, Minister warns‘Excuse of lag between input costs falling and prices falling no longer acceptable,’ says Neale RichmondMon May 08 2023 - 19:00
What happens when your EV battery finally runs out of power?Pricewatch: The availability, the cost, the economics, the range. All you need to know about electric carsMon May 08 2023 - 06:01
A new leaf turns at Chapters bookshop as 14,000sq ft urban garden centre opens on Parnell StreetArboretum Urban Green is located on first floor of bookshop, and will offer indoor plants, gardening tools, garden furniture and outdoor living accessoriesSun May 07 2023 - 20:00
‘Price-gouging’ stories: Glass of house wine, €13. Flat white, €4.60. Car for a week, €1,000 The Irish Times asked readers for their experiences of high prices. They weren’t slow to respondSun May 07 2023 - 17:16
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
