The pressure and joys of caring for premature babiesSurvival rates have greatly improved, but ‘we are long way from being home and hosed’Thu Nov 17 2016 - 01:00
Cost of basket of prescription drugs down 60% in last three yearsHSE policy shift brought €95m worth of savings up to the end of 2014, and a further decrease of €160m in 2015Thu Nov 17 2016 - 01:00
Christmas shopping: Is it an annual chore or a joy?Five personalities offer their views of what it is to give, and where they seek the perfect giftThu Nov 17 2016 - 00:00
‘Yes, it’s high in nutrients and better for you than crisps, but does kale taste nice?Food Month Food Court: Green goddess Domini Kemp loves kale, but Conor Pope can’t stand the stuffTue Nov 15 2016 - 12:30
From tomato sauce to colonic irrigation – 13 health fads that just don’t workHealth foods and fashionable diets really should come with a pinch of saltMon Nov 14 2016 - 11:00
Pricewatch: Value for money in juicers and blendersFrom top end to budget, products that will make a difference in your kitchenMon Nov 14 2016 - 01:00
Money walks: Ireland readies to go cashless, eventuallyOther countries are much further down the road to a hard cash-free existenceMon Nov 14 2016 - 01:00
Shrinkflation alert: This time it’s Terry’s Chocolate OrangeMore say it isn’t so: ‘Incidentally, Yorkies are now much smaller as well’Mon Nov 14 2016 - 01:00
Toblerone orm: Chocolate bars feel wrath of ‘shrinkflation’Toblerone widening the gap between triangles in effort to reduce weight and costTue Nov 08 2016 - 16:22
Next to cut prices by 10% amid Brexit uncertaintyBritish retailer will reduce charges in all of its stores in the Republic due to weak sterlingMon Nov 07 2016 - 17:51
From CB radio to SodaStreams: the technology that time forgotCharting the rise and fall of products and pricesMon Nov 07 2016 - 01:00
Doctors organisation backs industrial action over payGovernment accused of policies which put patient safety at riskSat Nov 05 2016 - 19:24
Shout out for Pong and Pacman ahead of Winterval festivalWaterford Toy Museum collecting retro games for visitors to playSat Nov 05 2016 - 19:09
‘It is my obligation to work for Sharia every single day’Irishman who died carrying out Isis suicide attack appeared in Holy Wars documentarySat Nov 05 2016 - 19:07
Give Me a Crash Course in . . . the ‘help-to- buy’ schemeA deposit of at least 10 per cent is needed if the property costs less than €220,000Sat Nov 05 2016 - 00:00
More than 2,600 households use Airbnb ‘to make ends meet’Rural property owners renting out homes earned an average €2,700, says reportFri Nov 04 2016 - 15:46
Fancy doubling your holidays next year? Here’s howBeing clever with annual leave and bridging bank holidays can bag you more time offFri Nov 04 2016 - 15:23
Dublin man’s ashes fired into sky on Halloween nightAnthony ‘Barney’ Brack’s remains were scattered over football pitch using firecrackerTue Nov 01 2016 - 20:09
15 deadly ads from back in the day that you’ll never forgetFrom Shake 'n' Vac to Sally O'Brien... take a trip down memory laneMon Oct 31 2016 - 04:50
Health insurance cover conundrumThe doctor’s fee came to €1,528, which was covered in total by her insurer, but hospital costs came to €4,000 and this is where the issue arisesMon Oct 31 2016 - 01:00
In the Brand New Retro exhibit, everything old is naff again‘Most of the ads are so terrible, it’s like Don Draper was never born’Mon Oct 31 2016 - 01:00
Tayto Park’s House of Horrors gets green light to re-openStatement says park ‘fulfilled all requirements’ ahead of weekend Halloween eventsFri Oct 28 2016 - 16:27
Trips by British tourists to Ireland slow in wake of Brexit voteSterling decline in value against euro makes Republic more expensive for holidaymakersWed Oct 26 2016 - 19:53
Ryanair claims £18bn runway will lead to higher faresIAG welcomes British government’s decision to add a new runway at Heathrow airportTue Oct 25 2016 - 19:26
Dunnes leapfrogs Tesco to take second place in supermarket leagueAldi posts strongest growth over last quarter with year-on-year sales rising 6.6 per centMon Oct 24 2016 - 13:12
Eating well on a budget? It’s a doddle, with Conor Pope's helpIf you're a student, or working with a student budget, you don't have to live on beans. HonestMon Oct 24 2016 - 11:00
Ireland's barbershop boom: ‘Men are a lot more savvy now’Both family businesses and apprentices benefiting from rebirth of red and white polesMon Oct 24 2016 - 01:00
Virgin Media and customer in communication breakdownPlus: broadband not as fast as promised and a company takes money from surprised readerMon Oct 24 2016 - 01:00
Brown Thomas reveals Christmas window displaysRetailer launches attraction 64 days before Christmas, two weeks earlier than usualFri Oct 21 2016 - 01:00
Irish rents could rise 25% over next two yearsShortage of supply with less than two per cent of rental properties available, survey findsTue Oct 18 2016 - 00:01
Blackrock or Kensington? How London’s financial high-fliers would fare in DublinIf the City of London relocates here, its bankers may feel most at home in BlackrockMon Oct 17 2016 - 18:27
Big savings or exchange-rate rip-offs? What the sterling slide means for Irish shoppersIreland and sterling have had a rocky relationship since 1460 – good news for some, bad news for othersMon Oct 17 2016 - 01:00
‘Don’t say Hoover, don’t say Hoover’: Conor Pope meets James Dyson at Dyson HQJames Dyson, head of the hugely successful company that reinvented the vacuum cleaner, says failure is part of the journeyFri Oct 14 2016 - 12:15
Unilever settles Tesco row but still at odds with SuperValuRetailer and supplier of lines such as Lynx and Pot Noodle in dispute over rising costsThu Oct 13 2016 - 20:33
Budget 2017: Average cost of packet of 20 cigarettes rises to €1119.5 per cent of the adult population smokes – down from 29 per cent in 2003Tue Oct 11 2016 - 20:58
Budget 2017: Tax on sugary drinks to be introduced in 2018Noonan delays levy to prevent ‘boot-loads of soft drinks coming down from Newry’Tue Oct 11 2016 - 19:52
Budget 2017: No giveaway but something for everyone in the audienceDouble-income household with both adults earning €50,000 will be better off by €500Tue Oct 11 2016 - 13:55
AA hikes one driver’s insurance 76% in a yearPlus: when can a shop refuse to give a refund?Mon Oct 10 2016 - 01:00
Dear Michael: Conor Pope’s open letter to the Minister for FinanceThis plea to Michael Noonan looks at hits and misses as Budget 2017 approachesMon Oct 10 2016 - 01:00
Bus strike blamed for slowing of spending increase in shopsOnline surge offsets slowdown in spending in physical shops, with overall figure up 5%Mon Oct 10 2016 - 01:00
Sterling’s fall has Border retailers eyeing bleak ChristmasExchange hitting 90p ‘worries the hell out of us’, says Dundalk Chamber of CommerceSat Oct 08 2016 - 04:00
National Potato Day: Humble spud must fight growing competitionCarbs like pasta, rice, bread, cous-cous, sweet potato, quinoa all out to corner same marketFri Oct 07 2016 - 20:15
Is your home as safe as houses?From monitored alarm systems that talk to your mobile to reinforced safe rooms, the range of options to keep burglars at bay is growing. You can even have a team of crisis managers at your disposal, if you can afford itFri Oct 07 2016 - 10:00
‘At 14, watching Johnny Marr play guitar in his bedroom was a privilege’Conor Pope talks to former ‘Coronation Street’ star Kevin Kennedy about growing up in Manchester and his new role in stage musical adaptation of ‘The Commitments’Fri Oct 07 2016 - 06:00
‘I didn’t even know their names’ - Neighbours’ sadness over brothers’ deathDaniel and William McCarthy ‘were very quiet men. They just came and went’Wed Oct 05 2016 - 18:58
Eastern promise: Silver Hill Farm ducks take off in SingaporeCo Monaghan producer now exporting 20,000 ducks a month to Asian financial hubTue Oct 04 2016 - 01:00
The lowdown on the Abhaile mortgage arrears schemeQ&A: Conor Pope explains what Government’s plan to tackle long-term debt entailsMon Oct 03 2016 - 20:00
Pricewatch: Pensions are not just for old peopleThink of a pension as ‘a flexible, tax-efficient savings vehicle’, says one adviser, who wants to change how young people see themMon Oct 03 2016 - 06:00
