‘I’ve paid Eir €3,000 more than I needed to, can I get a refund?’The price of being switched to an out-of-contract rate when your deal term ends can be highWed May 28 2025 - 06:00
How one reader was scammed through an offer of a lavish birthday hamperScammers replicated website of cosmetics retailer Rituals and sent email offering free birthday giftTue May 27 2025 - 06:05
Food safety watchdog seeks views of hygiene ranking of restaurantsViews of scheme invited from both consumers and businessesMon May 26 2025 - 15:45
Boots ‘extremely remorseful’ after pleading guilty over misleading Black Friday pricesBreach was identified by the Competition and Consumer Protection CommissionMon May 26 2025 - 11:40
An Aer Lingus customer trying to get €530 she is owed by airline: ‘I feel like I’m losing my mind’Transaction would not go through on the Aer Lingus website, so the customer did it over the phone insteadMon May 26 2025 - 06:58
Is the Tesco self-scan being policed more ruthlessly?Galway Tesco customer says she had 87 items in her shopping trolley unpacked and re-scanned by staffMon May 26 2025 - 06:00
Should you give pocket money to your children? Conor Pope and Rachel O’Dwyer debateThe average amount given to children in Ireland has risen 86%, a survey found. Is this a good use of parents’ funds?Tue May 20 2025 - 06:00
Rise in personal injury claims by pedestrians and other vulnerable road usersInjuries Resolution Board says €300m saved in legal fees, with calls for motor insurance providers to pass on savings to consumersTue May 20 2025 - 00:01
Paul Durcan - 11 memorable lines: ‘She was a whirlpool, And I very nearly drowned’Durcan’s poems, often autobiographical and confessional, featured on the Leaving Cert syllabus Mon May 19 2025 - 09:00
‘I am really disappointed in how Aer Lingus treats customers when things go wrong’Some things airlines can’t control, but how they handle situations is well within their controlMon May 19 2025 - 06:00
Insurers should ‘show their sums’ to customers to explain premium prices, says Green PartyParty wants insurers to display key factors used in calculating quotations including any weightings that might be attached to the customer’s location, their claims history and their job Mon May 19 2025 - 05:59
Average monthly rent exceeds €2,000 for the first timeDaft.ie report says rents nationally rose an average 3.4% to €2,053 per month in first quarter of yearMon May 19 2025 - 00:01
Convicted sex offender had no unsupervised access to children as ‘Daffodil Day’ volunteer, says charityJames Gilleran, who volunteered for Irish Cancer Society, jailed after being spotted on TV by one of his victimsWed May 14 2025 - 18:45
Taco Bell’s arrival could add spice to Ireland’s love affair with American fast food Applegreen partnership will see Mexican style outlet the latest to set up shop in IrelandWed May 14 2025 - 10:13
Mortgage lender Núa rolls out ‘significant’ rate cuts, including on equity release loansIreland’s newest mortgage lender reduces some rates by nearly 1 per centTue May 13 2025 - 00:59
‘Disrespectful’: Reader annoyed by Panda’s response to ‘unannounced’ bin plan changeLong-time Panda customer was on a pay-by-weight plan — until he discovered he’d been moved to a monthly charge without noticeMon May 12 2025 - 06:58
An Ikea case study: A reader’s extractor hood stopped working. This is what he did nextAndy first contacted Ikea in January, but a resolution seemed further away than ever – until Pricewatch stepped inMon May 12 2025 - 06:27
Chef for Heinz, Oral-B for Colgate: Here are cheaper alternatives to buying US products hit by tariffsHow to swap your Nikes for Adidas trainers and other suggestions to avoid buying more costly products from Trump’s AmericaSun May 11 2025 - 06:00
Man loses three fingers following machete attack in DublinSerious assault took place in Clondalkin, Dublin, on Friday afternoonFri May 09 2025 - 19:52
Pope Leo XIV: American cardinal Robert Prevost elected as new pope - as it happenedCardinals choose new pontiff after fourth vote at the VaticanThu May 08 2025 - 22:16
Papal conclave: Black smoke emerges from Sistine Chapel, signalling no new pope electedCardinals to reconvene tomorrow for further ballotsWed May 07 2025 - 20:04
Irish consumers pay almost €500 more than EU average for energy each yearPrice of electricity 30% higher and domestic gas almost 10% than European standardTue May 06 2025 - 16:04
Supermarket prices up almost 5 per cent in 12 months new data showsIf spread over the course of a year, price hikes of that scale could add €400 to typical household’s grocery spendTue May 06 2025 - 15:55
Safe travels: all you need to know about insurance and car hire for your holidayQ&A: How to secure the best deals and avoid the sneaky tricks some companies try to pullMon May 05 2025 - 06:00
Retail lobby group seeks pause on minimum wage hikesRetail Excellence Ireland points to increase in insolvencies last yearFri May 02 2025 - 13:07
What kind of savings rates are banks, fintechs and the State offering?When it comes to making money out of money, finding the sweet spot is trickyFri May 02 2025 - 13:00
Consumers moving to own-brand products amid cost pressure, EY study showsIrish consumers continuing to do majority of shopping in-storeFri May 02 2025 - 12:44
Regulator criticised over energy firms’ failure to help consumers save money via smart metersDelay over new electricity tariffs is disappointing says climate advisory bodyWed Apr 30 2025 - 14:13
‘Wrong on so many levels’: are we paying too much for our drugs to be dispensed?A reader wonders if pharmacies’ reluctance to dispense more than a month of a longer prescription at a time is down to maximising prescription feesTue Apr 29 2025 - 06:00
Number of private motorists without insurance almost halves in two yearsOne in five commercial vehicles found to be in breach of motor insurance lawsMon Apr 28 2025 - 19:12
The Eircom shares debacle: ‘I spent €5,000. They are now worth less than €500′An email from frustrated shareholder Daniel raises an interesting idea about what to do about ‘nuisance’ shares and the endless paper they continue to wasteMon Apr 28 2025 - 06:00
As it happened:Pope Francis’s funeral takes place in RomeCatholic Church begins nine days of official mourningSat Apr 26 2025 - 14:26
M&S struggles to get on top of ‘cyber incident’Customers have reported issues making some payments and delays to orders since last weekendThu Apr 24 2025 - 13:21
Beyond the big bang: Irishman’s universal evolution theory challenges accepted cosmologyJulian Gough has unveiled a cosmological theory he believes may better explain the origins of our universeThu Apr 24 2025 - 06:48
EU fines Apple and Meta combined €700m Sanctions come on foot of investigations into suspected breaches of EU Digital Markets ActWed Apr 23 2025 - 10:49
Death of Pope Francis: Michael D Higgins says pontiff had ‘unfinished business’, as preparations made for papal funeralPope Francis remembered following his death from a stroke and heart failureTue Apr 22 2025 - 22:14
Marks & Spencer apologises to customers over ‘cyber incident’M&S customers warned of possible delays to click-and-collect ordersTue Apr 22 2025 - 18:43
Plan to make pharmacies display dispensing fees will not make ‘a blind bit of difference’ Minister for Health seeking greater ‘visibility’ for private customers but Irish Pharmacy Union says move won’t change what they payTue Apr 22 2025 - 06:00
Tariffs and your pension pot: Whatever you do, don’t look nowMarket tumult will pass but the failure to start investing early in a pension could haunt you financially throughout your retirement Tue Apr 22 2025 - 05:00
Decking, doughnuts and jogging: 25 fads that have been big in IrelandWhen’s the last time you went for a jog? Or slipped on your decking in your slanket while listening to your ghetto blaster?Mon Apr 21 2025 - 06:00
Ireland now: anxious, jumpy and no country for young men or womenDespite full employment, a new survey suggests Irish people are increasingly concerned about the economic outlookSun Apr 20 2025 - 06:00
Tucker Carlson’s Conor McGregor interview: Pushing all buttons, blowing all dog whistles, telling multiple untruthsReview: The MMA fighter was given a soapbox on YouTube to air political views Fri Apr 18 2025 - 20:59
Lilly’s weight loss pill is a ‘landmark moment’ in the obesity fightProf Donal O’Shea hails breakthrough and says it may play key role in reshaping treatmentsFri Apr 18 2025 - 13:10
Interest rates Q&A: What does latest ECB cut mean for people in Ireland, and is now a good time to borrow?Interest rates explained: Drop of a quarter of a percentage point will benefit some consumers more than othersThu Apr 17 2025 - 14:23
Cost of health insurance rises over 12% in a year, with some policies jumping 25.6%Over 65s paying 44% more for cover than the average, Health Insurance Authority report saysTue Apr 15 2025 - 11:42
Netflix levy: A boost for homegrown television or a blow to consumers?We already have a TV licence fee, says Conor Pope, the Irish Times consumer affairs correspondent. But with a well-designed levy, the consumer wouldn’t pay, argues independent producer Larry BassTue Apr 15 2025 - 06:00
‘I have no access to my pensions’: Overseas readers locked out of their AIB and BoI accountsTwo readers complain about being locked out of their Irish accounts from overseas. Sometimes the banks’ response can seem over the top - but not alwaysTue Apr 15 2025 - 06:00
‘Collins Kildare’ is not the only Irish-sounding website selling suspect items A number of readers had similar experiences with ‘Murray-Dublin’ and ‘Aidens Kildare’ Mon Apr 14 2025 - 06:00
Doctors initiate legal action over State’s transgender policyClinicians made a formal complaint against HSE over its referral of young people for assessment abroad Sun Apr 13 2025 - 07:06
Colin Farrell pays moving tribute to his father at Dublin funeral: ‘I loved being your son’Actor’s father Eamon Farrell played football with Shamrock Rovers in the 1960sSat Apr 12 2025 - 13:06
