The sharp and the toothless: weighing up the consumer watchdogsWho should you call when things go wrong, and how likely is it that they will be able to intervene?Mon Aug 10 2015 - 01:00
Q: What makes the Great British Bake Off so irresistible?Interest in TV show in Ireland - if chatter on social media is an indicator - is quite intenseSun Aug 09 2015 - 05:00
Dublin Horse Show: The buzz is great, and so’s the shopping‘It is a great day out’ - even apparently for those who are not so horseySat Aug 08 2015 - 20:20
Developing first national cultural policy is key - Humphreys‘Everyone will have opportunity to make views known on why culture is so important’Sat Aug 08 2015 - 14:47
Surge in consumer spending reported as recovery takes holdSpending hits levels not seen since height of boomThu Aug 06 2015 - 13:45
Vodafone ordered to tell customers how to exit contractsThose who signed up online over last year can now cancel contracts penalty freeThu Aug 06 2015 - 13:01
Tesco retains grocery market leadSigns that Tesco’s decline in sales are levelling off following a difficult two yearsTue Aug 04 2015 - 17:45
Sending child to secondary school ‘costs almost €800’Barnardos survey finds cost of uniforms and shoes down and books and contributions upTue Aug 04 2015 - 15:12
Pricewatch: Readers’ queriesConsumer concerns this week include Permanent TSB’s ‘significant failures’, car-hire companies and mobile phone chargesMon Aug 03 2015 - 00:00
Pricewatch Q&A: All you need to know about hiring a car abroadThere are many pitfalls to be avoided from late booking to being stung by costly insurance cover, fuel policies and ‘damage’ chargesMon Aug 03 2015 - 00:00
Tubridy slips back into slot at mothershipMorning radio is getting a shake-up, with Ryan Tubridy back at RTÉ Radio 1Sat Aug 01 2015 - 01:00
Regulators aplenty but consumers still left hanging for resolutionFar too often, bullied customers are let down or ignored by disparate bodiesFri Jul 31 2015 - 06:00
Love/hate at the Galway RacesThe Galway Races are in full swing and Conor Pope has mixed feelings about it allThu Jul 30 2015 - 06:00
Galway Races: Punters look to the heavens for inspirationPoliticians of every stripe thin on the ground these days since that infamous tent foldedThu Jul 30 2015 - 01:00
PTSB handling of mortgage cases ‘appalling’, says FFMortgage-holders’ association accuses bank of making ‘derisory’ offers to customersWed Jul 29 2015 - 01:00
Irish Water: Our favourite disasters and U-turnsFrom consultants and bonuses to protests and Eurostat, it’s been a torrent of crisisTue Jul 28 2015 - 18:08
‘Despicable’ PTSB failures caused customers to lose homesOver 1,300 people to get compensation due to bank’s mismanagement of home loansTue Jul 28 2015 - 16:35
So your child won’t sleep? There’s a nap for thatSleepless nights could be just a bad dream, according to the author of a new book on sleeping babiesMon Jul 27 2015 - 16:00
When ‘unlimited’ is anything but: how to cut your mobile phone billNetwork providers are luring customers with all-in deals – but they are often more expensive, unnecessary and come with important small printMon Jul 27 2015 - 01:00
Aer Lingus customer care that’s unworthy of the name | Pricewatch queriesPlus: Vodafone fails to live up to the sales patter for one customerMon Jul 27 2015 - 01:00
Overseas spending on Irish Visa cards rises 17% to €1.26bnConsumers most likely to flash plastic in Britain, Spain, US, France and ItalyMon Jul 27 2015 - 00:01
Laya Healthcare customers face 4% hike in pricesCompany blames rise on significant increase in volume and cost of claimsSat Jul 25 2015 - 13:58
UPC’s new Payzone policy charges subscribers extra|Pricewatch reader queriesPlus: A reader is charged €11.43 for ATM withdrawalMon Jul 20 2015 - 01:00
The future of food shopping: holograms and cloud control?A concept shop at Milan Expo explores how technology could transform the way we shop for food. Some of these changes might be upon us sooner than you thinkMon Jul 20 2015 - 01:00
All ages aboard: the royal cruise treatmentAs he prepared to board the world’s second-biggest cruise ship, Conor Pope worried cruising would be too old and too sedate. He was happy to be proved wrongSat Jul 18 2015 - 16:15
Irish Water has slow start but flow will improveAre low water charge payments a sign of radical discontent?Sat Jul 18 2015 - 01:00
Q&A: What is locked-in syndrome?Patients are aware of what is happening but cannot move due to almost total paralysisFri Jul 17 2015 - 16:13
Irish Water billing mistakes left customers unable to payMore than 3,000 did not have their water charges payments processed due to errorsFri Jul 17 2015 - 01:00
Savings to be made by mortgage switchers highlightedCentral Bank report finds fewer than 50 people are switching every monthFri Jul 17 2015 - 00:01
Numbers of Irish taking foreign holidays jumps sharplyCSO figures show 1.3m foreign trips recorded in first-quarter 2015, up 14.1% on last yearThu Jul 16 2015 - 16:33
Community in crisis: Extra teacher ‘vital’ to Inis MeáinIsland people book room in Buswells Hotel to lobby politicians and showcase commitmentThu Jul 16 2015 - 14:35
More details on rural broadband scheme publishedAlex White aims for mid-2016 schedule to sign contracts with biddersWed Jul 15 2015 - 13:00
Is it possible to cycle safely and legally in Dublin?Video: Conor Pope takes to the streets to see how well cyclists obey the lights and lawTue Jul 14 2015 - 11:10
LRC talks on unpaid Irish Water bonus payments adjournedUnions say performance-related awards were key element of contract with utilityTue Jul 14 2015 - 01:00
Eircode Q&A: things you need to know about the new systemIt’s not compulsory or before time or likely to please all but Ireland now has postcodesMon Jul 13 2015 - 13:38
Air Canada at fault for more than lost baggage | Pricewatch reader queriesPlus: A reader is pursued by creditors despite debt-relief noticeMon Jul 13 2015 - 01:00
The high price of Ireland’s ‘free’ educationParents pay an average of €816 per primary school child each year, and €1,313 per secondary school childMon Jul 13 2015 - 01:00
Greece: Everything you need to know about that holiday you’ve bookedGreece is running out of money and its banks are still closed. Good place for your two-week break?Sat Jul 11 2015 - 10:09
Shoppers pick up bargains at liquidation sale of Clerys stockWindows of pop-up shop on Parnell Street are covered in giant yellow posters advertising ‘Clerys liquidation store’Sat Jul 11 2015 - 01:00
Remember when there was just the one Cornetto?Getting an ice-cream these days is not as straightforward as it used to beFri Jul 10 2015 - 13:00
House prices up more than six times EU average in IrelandAverage home price 16.8% higher in first quarter of 2015 than in same period in 2014Thu Jul 09 2015 - 16:38
Breakfast roll men heartbroken as Centra goes healthyLive Well initiative aims to ‘redefine everyday convenience retailing’Thu Jul 09 2015 - 16:09
AIB business customers unable to access online systemsBank claims internet banking service working for ‘majority’ of customersWed Jul 08 2015 - 22:29
How much will you fork out to send the kids to school this year?Uniforms, books, lunches, school trips, ‘voluntary’ contributions - it all mounts upWed Jul 08 2015 - 01:00
Lesser Spotted Ireland: Apocalyptic beauty around an Antrim lighthouseA summer series in which Irish Times writers go off the beaten track. Part 1: Blackhead Lighthouse is a perfect retreat in an almost perfect location; here, even bad weather takes on a strange sort of charmMon Jul 06 2015 - 06:00
Couple ‘harassed’ by EBS despite mortgage arrangement | Pricewatch reader queriesPlus: The bank that likes to send scary letters for no reasonMon Jul 06 2015 - 01:00
‘Living wage’ set at €11.50, a third more than minimum wageRising rents, in particular in Dublin, are main driver of increase over 2014 rateMon Jul 06 2015 - 01:00
Little change out of €300 for a night at the inn in DublinIndex shows Dublin hotel prices have soared by 26% compared to this time last yearMon Jul 06 2015 - 01:00
What Brexit could mean for Irish consumersWe take its directives for granted, but EU rulings will no longer apply to Britain if it leaves the union, meaning Irish people could suddenly face red tape, uncertainty and a serious lack of legal protectionMon Jul 06 2015 - 01:00
