Being a travel agent in 2020: ‘No new bookings ... We are devastated’Covid-19: Revenue hit for over 300 travel agents and tour operators since early MarchTue Sept 08 2020 - 00:57
Covid-19: Shoppers have moved online – will they stay there?New research shows shoppers happy to support local businesses who sell onlineMon Sept 07 2020 - 01:30
Minister pays tribute to Colm Horkan as frontline workers honouredChurch bells ring out, Air Corp fly over Dublin as National Services’ Day is markedSat Sept 05 2020 - 18:49
McDonald’s employee in Drogheda tests positive for Covid-19Fast food chain expressed confidence health measures will allow it to continue tradingSat Sept 05 2020 - 15:25
Q&A: How does the Stay and Spend scheme work?Consumers will be able to claim back 25% of tax paid on meals and accommodation up to a certain limitFri Sept 04 2020 - 21:04
Irish consumers now the most anxious in EuropeSurvey finds we are increasingly nervous about shopping, eating out, spending money and using transportFri Sept 04 2020 - 19:57
Christmas shopping frenzy to kick off later due to Covid-19Brown Thomas and Arnotts delay decking their halls as retail spending appetite curbedThu Sept 03 2020 - 01:18
Electric Ireland, BofI and Irish Life Health to increase pricesOther service providers likely to follow suit by rolling out price hikes in the weeks aheadWed Sept 02 2020 - 16:58
One Dublin district accounts for 25% of mobile phone theftsPeople should ‘under no circumstances’ try to track criminals themselves, gardaí sayWed Sept 02 2020 - 14:23
Broadband speeds in Ireland among lowest in Europe, study findsState placed 51st out of 200-plus countries with mean download rate of under 35mbpsWed Sept 02 2020 - 00:01
Woman who won ‘dream’ Mayo cottage in a raffle is namedMichele Hallahan initially wanted to remain anonymousTue Sept 01 2020 - 17:39
Woman who won ‘dream’ Mayo cottage for €50 looks forward to remote workingRaffle by Covid-19 survivors raised close to €1m for frontline healthcare support staffMon Aug 31 2020 - 18:59
Pricewatch: Readers’ queries answeredCurrys’ response to a fridge-freezer problem has provided cold comfort to this elderly coupleMon Aug 31 2020 - 06:00
Covid-19: Why Ireland is seeing the rise and rise of the cautious consumerPricewatch: Three reports into sentiment and spending track a gloomy outlookMon Aug 31 2020 - 00:00
Dublin winner of Mayo cottage raffle which raised €1m for healthcare staffMoney will be used as education fund for support staff in frontline fighting Covid-19Sat Aug 29 2020 - 13:48
The ‘big, big changes’ James Power has seen, as he turns 104The Kilkenny man on his memories of black and tans, and recovering from TB as a childFri Aug 28 2020 - 20:59
Covid-19 impact on those who are obese should encourage better eating – expertStudy indicates obesity increases risk of dying from Covid-19 by almost 50 per centThu Aug 27 2020 - 14:50
Nearly 33% say Covid-19 positive cases ‘reckless or careless’Widespread confusion about how test and trace system operates, ESRI survey revealsWed Aug 26 2020 - 00:21
Co Cork bears brunt of Storm Francis as hundreds were left without powerThe fire service in Northern Ireland said 37 people were rescued from flood waterTue Aug 25 2020 - 23:53
What science got wrong on Covid-19: Masks, warning signs and transmission without symptomsAs the pandemic has developed, scientific thinking on some key features has changedTue Aug 25 2020 - 06:01
Hand sanitiser Q&A: Should send my child to school with a bottle?Many parents commenting on the NPIC’s Facebook post criticise it for being alarmistMon Aug 24 2020 - 17:53
Car door incident highlights what is wrong with insurance in IrelandPricewatch readers’ queries: Meanwhile, VHI is in firing line over travel insurance policiesMon Aug 24 2020 - 06:00
Prize bonds: winners can now reinvest or claim cash prizesYour consumer queries answeredMon Aug 24 2020 - 05:30
Majority of closed pubs will go bust by 2021 if restrictions continue - surveySupport, not sympathy urgently needed for sector, says Vintners’ Federation of IrelandMon Aug 24 2020 - 01:00
Eir customer woes: ‘Telecoms are designed to drive people demented’Two customers try to cancel their contracts with Eir, but find getting a response next to impossibleMon Aug 24 2020 - 00:00
Golf dinner: Hotels Federation says it has no role in enforcing health and safety rulesHogan said he attended event because hotel was assured of compliance by federationSun Aug 23 2020 - 16:50
Irish people know their Covid-19 stats but overestimate its riskNobody talks about the respiratory problem that’s killing twice as many as Covid-19Sun Aug 23 2020 - 06:00
Irish people have a distorted view of the realities of their countryA new survey shows other Irish people are not as slim, sad or rich as we think they areSat Aug 22 2020 - 06:00
Alcohol selling for ‘pocket money prices’, says lobby groupCall for price control as male low-risk limit available for just €7.65Thu Aug 20 2020 - 01:00
More junk food for children as Covid disrupts sleep patternsChanges during pandemic could lead to rise in childhood obesity, warns researchThu Aug 20 2020 - 01:00
Advertising watchdog will not review ban of controversial tampon adASAI received 150 complaints, some of which said ad contained sexual innuendo and was ‘offensive’Tue Aug 18 2020 - 16:38
An A-Z guide for going back to schoolPricewatch: In a time of Covid, the old concerns of costs and policies still remainMon Aug 17 2020 - 00:00
Conor Pope’s staycation diary: ‘It’s like I’m staring at a Polaroid of my childhood holidays’Our reporter and his family discover the highs and lows of holidaying at homeThu Aug 13 2020 - 06:00
Sniffer dog key to finding 44,000 cigarettes being smuggled into Dublin PortRevenue officers also seized 308 litres of smuggled alcoholWed Aug 12 2020 - 22:33
Case of Covid-19 confirmed at community creche in south DublinParents informed by management last Sunday but only contacted by HSE on WednesdayWed Aug 12 2020 - 22:24
Gardaí find potential breaches of Covid-19 rules in 14 pubs over past weekSome 126 suspected breaches of rules detected to date in pubsWed Aug 12 2020 - 20:29
Annual bus, train and Luas passes to be automatically extended by six monthsCustomers can apply for refund instead of extension, due to Covid-19 impactWed Aug 12 2020 - 19:13
Overnight rain warning as thunder storms could see spot floodingYellow alert in place for Munster and parts of Leinster until Thursday morningWed Aug 12 2020 - 18:21
‘We can be fined how much?’ Shoppers mask up in Dublin city centreVast majority wearing face coverings, if not always correctly, as new rules come into forceMon Aug 10 2020 - 15:12
Subscribers cry foul over GAA live match serviceReaders’ Queries: With Gaelic games called off this year, GAAGO has offered extensionsMon Aug 10 2020 - 00:00
Coronavirus: Non-essential travel from US set to be banned within daysBrazil is also due to be targeted as part of State’s so-called red list of Covid-19 hotspotsSun Aug 09 2020 - 20:17
‘Our hearts are broken’ – implications of fresh lockdown sink inAnger and upset as restrictions are imposed in three countiesSun Aug 09 2020 - 19:13
On your bike: 12 reasons to get cyclingBetter tax incentives, more cycle lanes and it’s the best money-saving exerciseMon Aug 03 2020 - 00:00
Mr Dublin Zoo: ‘I see things no one else sees. It’s magical’For director Leo Oosterweghel, who retires this weekend, the zoo is about one thing: ‘We always say, let’s listen to the animals, to what they want’Sat Aug 01 2020 - 06:00
I Useta Love Her: How the song that rhymed Mass and ass became an Irish anthemThe Saw Doctors song, released 30 years ago, went on to conquer all before itMon Jul 27 2020 - 06:00
Consumers pay high price for not pulling the plug on energy suppliersPricewatch: People who change energy providers can make annual savings of €400Mon Jul 27 2020 - 00:00
We sent two journalists for antibody tests – one with a Covid-19 diagnosis, one withoutGlen Murphy (diagnosed in March) and Conor Pope (symptom-free) take an antibody testSun Jul 26 2020 - 06:00
Covid-19: Consumers are increasingly confident about visiting shops, survey showsResearch finds the appetite of consumers for overseas travel decreased slightly during the last monthFri Jul 24 2020 - 06:00
Green list Q&A: What has changed, where can I go, and who can come here?Conor Pope looks at what the latest travel advisory meansWed Jul 22 2020 - 16:51
Travel insurers call for clarity on overseas travelGovernment publishes ‘green list’ of countries considered safer but keeps advisory against all travel abroadWed Jul 22 2020 - 13:08
