What protection does your family need in the event of your illness or death?

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney questioned in the Dáil

First big test for newly-minted Competition and Consumer Protection Commission

New survey quantifies financial losses experienced by the public when registering complaints

Shopping around for insurance is one of the easiest ways to save, yet very few do it. It’s part three of the series that shows you how to save €5,000 a year. You could also win €5,000 in our related competition (see Monday’s paper)

Smaller businesses might have to notify commission about deals

Interest, insurance, property tax – it all adds up. By the time your house is your home, it could cost you twice the price of your initial mortgage

Tesco, Supervalu and Marks and Spencer among almost 40 businesses punished

Make sure you get similar quotes from different providers so you are comparing like with like

You can make savings of more than €400 by taking a few minutes to change insurance providers, but surprisingly few people are shopping around

Quotes sought based on range of property types throughout country

Some 160,000 fans purchased not only tickets but many booked hotels and flights for the July concerts

All your property queries answered

The Bill will graft another layer of extensive regulation on business in Ireland

Buildings on Harcourt Street and Harcourt Road occupied by Government tenants

Legislation says terms are unfair if they give trader an unfair advantage over a consumer

Opting for a generic drug can give you the same benefits as branded medicines – but at a considerably lower cost

Observers could be forgiven for thinking we have all been here before

Public interest of media mergers to be judged by Minister for Communications

The promised Competition and Consumer Protection Commission should have powers to truly improve the lot of consumers. Here are eight suggestions

Support for legislation to protect food producers from sharp practice by supermarkets

It’s no surprise that recalls such as the latest for the Toyota Prius, last week, worry drivers. We need a better way to deal with them

Survey finds return of bank charges influencing debit card usage

UK scheme that guarantees flood cover for all regardless of property location could be template for Irish solution

Thousands being ‘hoodwinked’ each year, says body

Practice is ‘rife in Ireland’: 10 per cent of odometers may show false reading

The National Consumer Agency might not be able to bring a rogue trader to heel easily, but the body’s chief executive, Karen O’Leary, says it’s a nimble organisation that can achieve real results

Store closures, property tax, banking charges, Michael O’Leary’s act of contrition, two Ulster Bank system failures, the arrears crisis: consumers had plenty to keep them exercised in 2013

Minister for Agriculture and farmers had expressed fears at effect on primary producers

Those who intend to buy vouchers this year will spend an average of €174

Kenny says 7,000 jobs were being lost every month when Govt took office

Airline withdraws court appeal to compliance notice on contact for passengers

Six out of the eight companies surveyed indicated they would be willing to negotiate

Too much hassle or laziness? No matter how badly banks treat us, we won’t leave them

Three more stores to open next week as retailer stages a comeback

Study finds people failing to switch on to better deals in gas and electricity

Head of National Consumer Agency welcomes decision by Hilco Capital

Ireland still has lack of product regulation

Over 40 actions issued to shops for overcharging or failing to display correct product prices