Troubled retailer Rathwood says no refunds and no products for thousands of customersHome and garden shop contacted as many as 7,000 people who made purchases Sun Jun 21 2026 - 13:53
‘A close shave with a Dublin bus made me reconsider commuting by e-scooter’Traumatic brain injuries among child e-scooter users in Ireland have jumped by 50% in just 12 months. Alarmed medics say it is time to take actionSun Jun 21 2026 - 06:00
‘You just gotta calm down’: Trump says he told IsraelIsraeli military carried out a wave of deadly strikes in Lebanon on Friday after planned US-Iran talks in Switzerland were cancelledFri Jun 19 2026 - 20:02
Flogas price hikes set to leave some worse off by €400 a yearDomestic electricity to rise by 10.9% while its domestic gas is to go up by 11.8%Fri Jun 19 2026 - 17:55
Airport parking to fast-track: Seven last-minute tips to save on your summer travelsOn the Money: Book parking now, bring a good book and run like the clappers for passport control to cut down on needless holiday expenditureFri Jun 19 2026 - 11:40
‘Any prosecco in there?’ Blue skies and big hats at Catherine Connolly’s first Áras garden partyLine dancers, charity workers, old college friends and more rub shoulders in the Phoenix ParkWed Jun 17 2026 - 20:06
Worst of Iran war-related price hikes yet to hit, conference hearsWhile inflation has eased, underlying pressures remain intenseWed Jun 17 2026 - 13:23
Ticketmaster tale leaves some concernedReaders give their own perspective on story: ‘Ireland’s high ticket prices are linked to professional resellers’Wed Jun 17 2026 - 06:02
Which banks and fintechs have the best rates for Irish savers right now?We love to put money away - but few of us are actually earning anything on what we put asideTue Jun 16 2026 - 06:03
Irish Rail staff ‘appeared openly shocked by conditions’ aboard overheating train‘Passengers became visibly lethargic’ as carriage overheated during record temperatures, a reader saysTue Jun 16 2026 - 06:00
Gardaí acting on intelligence about Larry Murphy in new Deirdre Jacob, Jo Jo Dullard searchOperation taking place in different section of disused quarry near Kildare border that was examined in FebruaryMon Jun 15 2026 - 19:40
Phoenix magazine closing down after more than 40 years on newsstandsContributors informed that publication is going into voluntary liquidationMon Jun 15 2026 - 13:57
‘We’ll see movement upwards’: Experts suggest prices in Ireland will keep risingUS-Iran war’s aftershocks will keep prices of oil, food and packaging high for monthsMon Jun 15 2026 - 12:50
Revolut sent Elaine’s money to the wrong person, who didn’t return it Reader says app ignored the recipient saved in her contacts and prompted a random person with the same user name Mon Jun 15 2026 - 06:00
Birmingham Six campaigner knighted in British honours listChris Mullin, MP, journalist and novelist, covered compelling wrongful-conviction case in the 1980sFri Jun 12 2026 - 21:30
‘I tried the new Italian sandwich shop in Dublin that has crowds queuing’New Italian sandwich shop on Dublin’s Drury Street has crowds queuing for its delicious everything-from-scratch creationsFri Jun 12 2026 - 18:53
ECB rate hike: How much more will a mortgage cost in Ireland after today?Effect will be immediate for tracker mortgage holders, less so for other home loan borrowers but there may be more of the same aheadThu Jun 11 2026 - 17:26
ECB raises interest rates as Ireland’s mortgage holders urged to act nowFollow our updates as the ECB has raised interest rates - with one more rate increase likely before year endThu Jun 11 2026 - 17:22
Michelin-star chef Adam Nevin to take over at Glovers Alley in The Fitzwilliam HotelGlovers Alley announces it will reopen under its new head chef on September 2ndTue Jun 09 2026 - 10:49
Sarah shopped for clothes with Sinclair Dublin. It did not end wellExasperated reader sends us full email exchange she had with ‘Emma’ from online clothing retailerTue Jun 09 2026 - 06:00
Up to 7,000 Rathwood customers are warned they will only get ‘nominal sum’ backConsumer watchdog urges affected customers to act immediately to try to secure refunds through their credit or debit card providerMon Jun 08 2026 - 19:20
‘Ticketmaster are refusing to transfer the tickets, paid for by us, to our clients’: A reader looks for adviceA reader contacted us last week with a doozy of a story, having spent months trying to get a relatively simple issue dealt withMon Jun 08 2026 - 06:57
How can Ireland solve its dismal electric vehicle charging infrastructure?Ireland has 4,000 charging points which amounts to less than one third of the EU averageMon Jun 08 2026 - 06:00
Parents warned not to buy or use baby sleep pillows due to risk of deathConsumer watchdog issued takedown notices which have so far prompted the removal of 1,115 listings of such productsMon Jun 08 2026 - 06:00
I used AI to plan a holiday to Dublin. It took 45 seconds but there were some issues AI for travel planning is evolving from regular search tools listing options to detailed itineraries and actual reservations, but it’s not problem freeSun Jun 07 2026 - 06:00
Eating at Dublin’s first Popeyes: The man at the top of the queue tells me he’s been there for 26 hoursThird person in Blanchardstown queue to win ‘chicken for life’ admits he’s never tried the famed US offeringSat Jun 06 2026 - 14:01
Bank of Ireland has warned customers of spike in text scams. Here’s what to look out forFraudsters posing as bank staff use fake transaction alerts to trick victims into transferring moneyThu Jun 04 2026 - 13:52
Older customers targeted as health insurers cut cover despite 11% rise in premiums - watchdogHealth Insurance Authority says reductions in orthopaedic cover will hit old patients needing hip and knee surgery more Wed Jun 03 2026 - 06:00
Grocery inflation dips to 5.5% as summer spending starts in earnest Inflation rate is slowest since last summer with demand jumping for ice cream, antipasti and sun care products Tue Jun 02 2026 - 13:51
Tenerife wedding planner that closed suddenly says those chasing money are ‘wasting’ their time Co-owner of Weddings in Tenerife urges people not to ‘keep chasing this like it was a crime’Tue Jun 02 2026 - 12:17
Aer Lingus updates warnings over mobile phone power banks on planesUS data from 37 different airlines show two flights a week had issues with overheating batteries Mon Jun 01 2026 - 18:04
Five night stay for under €800 and the joy of a chipper: 18 ways to holiday cheaply in Ireland You might think ‘Ireland’ and ‘cheap’ in the same sentence is oxymoronic, but we reckon there are still ways to have fun without big costsMon Jun 01 2026 - 06:02
Baking with the professionals at TU Dublin’s university-level pastry masterclass Taking a university-level pastry masterclass was as difficult as our baking-averse correspondent expected it to beMon Jun 01 2026 - 05:42
Women’s mini marathon: ‘Until you’re on the start line, you can’t grasp the magic of it’Thousands gather to run and raise money for favourite good causes on streets of Dublin Sun May 31 2026 - 19:32
Coronas’ Limerick concert called off after guitarist falls ill on stageDublin outfit had been due to play King John’s Castle on Friday nightFri May 29 2026 - 22:00
Bullfinch recovered in operation targeting ‘nasty world’ of bird trapping Enduring problem in Ireland often goes under the radar and can prove fatal to animals, says BirdWatch IrelandFri May 29 2026 - 20:18
Irish bride-to-be expresses anger and heartbreak at loss of money paid for wedding in TenerifeWeddings in Tenerife informed couples last week that the business was insolvent and would not be able to proceed with events Fri May 29 2026 - 08:01
Energy price hikes of 8% for 1.1 million Irish homesElectric Ireland also announced a 7.7% rise in the cost of domestic gasFri May 29 2026 - 06:00
The US and Iran have reached a deal, but Trump needs to sign up - reportDonald Trump threatens to ‘blow up’ Oman, a long-time US ally, if it fails to ‘behave’Thu May 28 2026 - 21:07
Electric Ireland to increase electricity prices by 8%, domestic gas costs to climb by 7.7%Impact of both price hikes could leave many households worse off by more than €250 a yearThu May 28 2026 - 13:00
Currys attempts to fob off customer with faulty oven to the manufacturerDebbie’s contract is with Currys and not with the maker of the ovenWed May 27 2026 - 10:47
Solar energy surges as grid taps into Ireland’s of sunny spell Solar Ireland warns renewable energy is being ‘wasted’ as national grid and related infrastructure is not keeping pace with power generated Tue May 26 2026 - 16:26
Parents warned not to give young children slush ice drinks containing glycerol due to potential loss of consciousnessSevere effects of glycerol ingredient can include shock, hypoglycaemia and loss of consciousness Tue May 26 2026 - 12:58
Unexpected charges and damage claims highlight widespread problems with car hire Readers’ woes show there can be many bumps on the road for holidaymakers Tue May 26 2026 - 06:04
Misleading pricing among potential law breaches found at tourist hotspot shops by watchdogDublin’s Temple Bar, Dingle and Kenmare in Kerry and Tramore in Waterford among the locations visited by CCPC inspectorsTue May 26 2026 - 01:01
All attempts to use a Ryanair voucher have failed, says ‘staunch supporter’ of airlineRay bought €200 gift card as an 18th birthday present for his granddaughterMon May 25 2026 - 06:00
First look: Inside Grano’s new bakery and takeaway in Dublin 7Banco in Dublin 7 will serve pastries in the morning, focaccias at lunchtime and pizza in the eveningsMon May 25 2026 - 05:00
Hiring a car abroad: The dos and don’ts for holidaymakers this summerAll you need to know, from doing your research, insurance tips and why that upgrade is not always good newsFri May 22 2026 - 11:45
Four new train stations planned in Meath under proposed Navan-Dublin rail lineJourney from Navan to Dublin expected to take no more than 60 minutes under latest plansWed May 20 2026 - 14:55
Kerry retailer attached ‘Made in Ireland’ labels to jumpers made in PakistanQuills Woollen Market fined €500 and ordered to pay €1,000 costs after ‘deliberate attempt to deceive buyers’Tue May 19 2026 - 14:26
