Ireland is running short of one-cent coinsNoonan considering dropping one and two cent coins following trial where everything was rounded to nearest fiveWed Mar 25 2015 - 01:00
Savings of €1,250 by shopping around for car insuranceDifference between highest and lowest premium across the board, survey findsTue Mar 24 2015 - 01:00
Pricewatch reader queries: Do Supervalu’s prices vary by location and how much is a UPC remote control worth?Prices in rural towns and cable provider’s €20 charge for a remote control questionedMon Mar 23 2015 - 01:00
Is Moore Street market past its sell-by date?Facing change from the council and German discounters, the market still wins on priceSat Mar 21 2015 - 01:00
Ireland’s first online-only property auction takes in €6.8mHigh-stake eBay style process involved ‘bid extensions’ to prevent last second snipingFri Mar 20 2015 - 10:35
Insurance body rows back on widowed surcharge claimCover by spouse’s policy will count under lifetime community rating planWed Mar 18 2015 - 13:16
Week 4: The undersea of tranquilityDominique McMullan: ‘I’m slowly developing an addiction’. Conor Pope: ‘Things appear to be much better’Tue Mar 17 2015 - 09:00
The Irish consumer: a strange beastWe take pride in ‘Irish’ goods made overseas but take much local produce for granted. We complain to the wrong people. And it’s brother against brother in the war over two samey teasMon Mar 16 2015 - 01:00
Jersey Boys writer: ‘Frankie Valli is a dark soul. He is not a happy guy’Rick Elice co-wrote the record-breaking musical about the Four Seasons. He reveals how Valli and co’s tales of past criminal endeavours convinced him to take it onFri Mar 13 2015 - 06:00
Week 3 swimming diaries: Zen and the art of floatingDominique McMullan: ‘Sometimes I am like a torpedo' Conor Pope: ‘I am still struggling'Tue Mar 10 2015 - 04:00
Average family will spend over €600 on milk before end of yearDairy farmers say they make less than 2 cent profit on each litre of milk they produceTue Mar 10 2015 - 01:00
Habitat is (almost) back in business in the RepublicIrish shops closed as recession took hold in 2008Mon Mar 09 2015 - 12:48
Pricewatch product reviews: Garden shearsWhat’s the sharpest buy? Pricewatch’s value-for-money verdict cuts to the chaseMon Mar 09 2015 - 01:00
Pricewatch reader queries: UPC customer unimpressed with box-set situationAlso, a problem with a Leap Card; and Lotto iPhone app ‘as useful as an ashtray on a motorbike’Mon Mar 09 2015 - 01:00
A day in a charity shop: ‘A lot of wealthy women come in’Our Consumer Affairs Correspondent volunteers in an Oxfam shop. Beyond the feel-good factor, it’s a fascinating retail experience: the prices can’t be beaten and the donations range from tat to gold – literallyMon Mar 09 2015 - 01:00
Ireland one of least Muslim-friendly countries – reportUK finished in sixth place in one of lists, with Ireland 24th out of 25Wed Mar 04 2015 - 16:08
O’Donnells went from €1bn portfolio to seeking bankruptcyCouple set up investment vehicle Vico Capital and became major name in UK commercial propertyTue Mar 03 2015 - 21:19
Get Swimming Diary: A pool of pep talks to ease the panicConor Pope:‘I can swim four lengths non-stop’Tue Mar 03 2015 - 10:30
Hotel rooms up 10% last year to €103 average, says surveyRate of increase cited by hotels.com Hotel Price Index refuted by Irish Hotel FederationTue Mar 03 2015 - 05:00
Pricewatch reader queries: Vexed by Bank of Ireland’s security questionsPlus, Meteor finally agrees to replace a faulty Samsung mobile phoneMon Mar 02 2015 - 01:00
10 things we love and hate about online shoppingOnline shopping turns 21 this year, but Irish consumers have been slower than others to do their buying on the web. They’re quite right. And quite wrongMon Mar 02 2015 - 01:00
Consumer confidence higher than in boom yearsSurvey shows consumer spending contributed to economic growth for first time since crash of 2008Mon Mar 02 2015 - 01:00
Give Me A Crash Course In . . . falling house pricesPrices fell by 1.4 per cent nationally in January. Is that good or bad news?Sat Feb 28 2015 - 01:00
Samsung’s TVs acting not so smart for millions of usersIrish users were unable to access online services such as Netflix and YoutubeThu Feb 26 2015 - 17:00
Harley hearse to carry Irish biker dead to final resting placeMassey Bros funeral directors unveiling Harley-Davidson Electra Glide hearseThu Feb 26 2015 - 01:00
Property prices suffer biggest monthly fall in three yearsFigures from the CSO show prices in Dublin fell 1.9% in January and by 1.4% nationallyWed Feb 25 2015 - 12:28
Landlords given just weeks to forward names of tenants to Irish WaterNumbers registering in rental sector significantly less than among owner-occupiersTue Feb 24 2015 - 19:23
Pricewatch reader queries: Irish Rail’s inflexible online booking systemPlus: say a novena for Passport ExpressMon Feb 23 2015 - 01:00
Fairtrade: a fairer payday for some of the world’s poorest workersFairtrade Fortnight starts today. But what does the Fairtrade label really mean? Do goods bearing it cost more? And does the concept really make a difference?Mon Feb 23 2015 - 01:00
If walls could talk: three Dublin house historiesKarl Deeter and Frank Quinn’s research has thrown up some interesting facts. We dropped in to some of the houses to see what they’re like todaySat Feb 21 2015 - 01:00
Dublin property bubbles stretch back 300 yearsResearch shows there were worse crashes and recovery took centuriesSat Feb 21 2015 - 01:00
Waiting for Passport Express delivery extended by 50%Department of Foreign Affairs apologises for delays – now standing at 15 days waitingFri Feb 20 2015 - 01:00
Pricewatch product reviews: Dark chocolateWill the most expensive product win? Or will there be a dark horse?Mon Feb 16 2015 - 01:00
Artisan, detox, superfood: an A-Z of food nonsenseRetailers, restaurateurs and food producers will stop at nothing to sell us stuff we don’t really need at prices we can’t really afford. One of the first victims of this onslaught is languageMon Feb 16 2015 - 01:00
Pricewatch reader queries: My grandson feeds the meter but still gets electricity billsPlus: complaints about Yourtel lead to ComReg actionMon Feb 16 2015 - 01:00
Conor Pope: ‘I’ll swim a mile, and it won’t kill me’Water can kill you especially if you cannot swim: that's just one of the many reasons to learn how to swim a mile as soon as possibleFri Feb 13 2015 - 06:00
EU Parliament backs ‘country of origin’ meat labellingParliament votes to force producers to identify origin of meat used in processed foodWed Feb 11 2015 - 21:50
Department expresses concerns over meat labelling proposalsIrish MEPs to vote on country of origin labelling for processed meat productsTue Feb 10 2015 - 19:25
Tuam Herald tracks down lady on bike from 1987 photographFacebook post helps find Catherine McGough who lives in only thatched house left in TuamMon Feb 09 2015 - 07:33
Valentine’s Day: how to be romantic but not a foolCan you be romantic on the cheap this February 14th? If you plan carefully, act thoughtfully and are prepared to queue for roses, yesMon Feb 09 2015 - 06:00
Pricewatch reader queries: A Vodafone cold call, then silence on extra chargesPlus: LoCall numbers that don’t add up for consumersMon Feb 09 2015 - 02:00
Pricewatch product reviews: Green teaWhich of these four tested teas will leave the others green(er) with envy?Mon Feb 09 2015 - 01:00
An Post says new ‘love stamp’ ideal for civil union invitationsGPO unveils ninth love and marriage-themed stamp in time for Valentine’s DaySat Feb 07 2015 - 15:26
There’s more to Méribel than skiingThe skiing in Méribel is undeniably great – and off peak is as attractive as high season – but the slopes are not the be all and end allSat Feb 07 2015 - 08:00
Off-licence group chair says only cheapest drink will rise in priceMinimum price, expected to be between 90c and €1.10 per 10 grams of alcohol, will be imposedThu Feb 05 2015 - 13:34
Transatlantic flights for €149 en route as Wow enters marketLow-fare Icelandic airline promising to fly from Dublin to US for less than €300 returnThu Feb 05 2015 - 00:00
Surge in Irish Water registrations over weekend, says utilitySome 900,000 homes provided details out of about 1.5m set to receive first bills in AprilTue Feb 03 2015 - 11:47
Pharmacists to bring prescription drugs to homesThe move is under a new scheme launched by a Dundrum, Co Dublin pharmacy, HealthwaveTue Feb 03 2015 - 01:00
When is a deadline not a deadline and other Irish Water questions answeredDeadline day is upon us and we have your questions answeredMon Feb 02 2015 - 17:00
