Dear Michael Noonan: can you spare us the budget blues?Five years of austerity budgets have reduced disposable income for average families by €300 a month and doubled the tax they payMon Oct 07 2013 - 01:00
Pricewatch: Readers’ queriesConcerns this week include a Bluetooth-less laptop and the price of a passportMon Oct 07 2013 - 01:00
Pricewatch: Readers’ queriesThis week’s problems relate to One Direction tickets and a phone repairMon Sept 30 2013 - 01:00
How to save €1,500 in the brand scheme of thingsFor one week only, Pricewatch resolved to rely on own-brand products sourced in Aldi to feed a family of fourMon Sept 30 2013 - 01:00
Survey finds 1.18 million adults have €50 left after bills paidFinancial position improving for many, credit union study findsTue Sept 24 2013 - 08:43
Diageo may call time on Arthur’s Day as backlash gathers forceCompany anxious celebration is recognised as expression of Irish convivialityTue Sept 24 2013 - 06:39
Golden years lose lustre as BoI raises age for free bankingBank accused of ‘kicking loyal customers in teeth’ over imposing charges on customers up to age 66Mon Sept 23 2013 - 07:25
Golden age of Irish banks recedes further into futureReaders’ queries answeredMon Sept 23 2013 - 01:00
Pension planning: Looking back to see into the futureWe can’t see the future of our investments, but we can see how they might have done in the pastMon Sept 23 2013 - 01:00
A hard day’s night - 12 hours in a Dublin A&ESmelling of alcohol and body odour, with the constant threat of violenceand staff pushed to the brink, St James’s Hospital A&E in Dublin is a grim place – especially on a busy Saturday night, as Conor Pope, discovered on a 12-hour shift there. Photographs by Alan BetsonSat Sept 21 2013 - 06:00
Is a caring, sharing Ryanair set to take off?Some shareholders are concerned that customer-service issues are hitting salesSat Sept 21 2013 - 01:00
Shop around for home insurance to save hundredsSix out of the eight companies surveyed indicated they would be willing to negotiateThu Sept 19 2013 - 01:00
Fairy happy as scientists prove it lasts twice as longRival washing up liquid loses challenge to ad claimWed Sept 18 2013 - 16:39
Attempt to extend home-sale boycottGroup representing 800 estate agents asked to sign public declarationTue Sept 17 2013 - 01:00
Hard to say goodbyeToo much hassle or laziness? No matter how badly banks treat us, we won’t leave themMon Sept 16 2013 - 01:00
Obama adviser questions value of menu calorie listsMore research needed to ascertain effect of counts on reducing obesity levels, says former head of Michelle Obama’s ‘Let’s Move’ campaignFri Sept 13 2013 - 08:04
Insolvent professionals not allowed ‘trophy homes’ - ISIAgency denies it will allow solicitors and consultants to retain houses they cannot affordWed Sept 11 2013 - 07:26
Insolvent professionals not allowed ‘trophy homes’ - ISIAgency denies it will allow solicitors and consultants to retain houses they cannot affordTue Sept 10 2013 - 21:37
Killarney hotels rooms ‘most expensive’Survey shows average room rate stands at €107 compared to €67 in LimerickTue Sept 10 2013 - 16:27
One in three claims to be suffering from social media fatigue...but 43 per cent say checking for updates is the last thing they do every nightTue Sept 10 2013 - 10:53
Insolvency service calls slow on day oneMinister for Finance defends public register of users and shortage of PIPsTue Sept 10 2013 - 06:19
A letter to the new students of IrelandWe know you’re not great with money, so we are writing to you with some tips to help you keep within a budgetMon Sept 09 2013 - 09:28
Question: Can a patient really demand that a hospital consultant washes their hands?Sat Sept 07 2013 - 01:00
Consumers could save €1,000 a year by shopping aroundStudy finds people failing to switch on to better deals in gas and electricityWed Sept 04 2013 - 01:05
Gas prices set to rise again from next monthCER approves price increase of 2 per cent having rejected a bid for a 7.22 per cent riseMon Sept 02 2013 - 19:54
Pricewatch: Readers’ queriesUnusual noise from a car engine and the vexed task of getting hold of medical records are exercising readers’ mindsMon Sept 02 2013 - 01:00
Pricewatch: Readers’ queriesOne reader is having difficulty getting through to Ryanair about a lost iPadMon Aug 26 2013 - 01:00
Consumers to have more control of paymentsThe changes are more dramatic than you might think but generally for the betterFri Aug 23 2013 - 00:00
Devil’s workbooks are only the startThe staggering cost of equipping a child for school has been the subject of much debate, but little has been done to reduce it, writes Conor PopeWed Aug 21 2013 - 00:00
Pricewatch: Readers’ queriesA loyal customer comes to the defence of SuperquinnMon Aug 19 2013 - 01:00
Dingle peninsula: magic and fear at ‘the end of the world’Our Going Coastal series continues with a walking and driving tour of the musical – even mystical – peninsulaFri Aug 16 2013 - 01:00
College costing parents average of €421 a monthRecession piles pressure on students and their familiesMon Aug 12 2013 - 19:49
Pricewatch: readers’ queriesUnsatisfactory customer service is making readers see redMon Aug 12 2013 - 01:00
All over the shop: an A to Z of supermarketsGrab your trolley and let’s take a whistle-stop tour of the aisles, from the growth of Aldi to, well, ZMon Aug 12 2013 - 01:00
Emerald aisles: the changing way we shopIreland’s supermarket sector was shaken this week by the scrapping of the Superquinn brand and closures of Marks & Spencer stores. But the retail revolution is only startingSat Aug 10 2013 - 01:00
Woman who had locked-in syndrome speaks about recoveryPatricia Ingle remains partly paralysed but can walk with aid of walking frame and communicates using voice boxSat Aug 10 2013 - 01:00
Between the aisles: What we say online about supermarketsWhether we go to Aldi, Lidl or Tesco, we’re generally upbeat about where we shop – and when we talk about their prices, wine and milk are what we mention most oftenSat Aug 10 2013 - 01:00
Moves to allay fears over Superquinn sausageProducer of much-loved product changed in 2005Thu Aug 08 2013 - 01:00
Men still most reluctant to walk down grocery aisles57% of men claim to have no responsibility for buying groceries, research by the National Consumer Agency showsWed Aug 07 2013 - 00:52
Irish consumers pay dearly for mobile phone callsCommission says 774% differential between Lithuania and Netherlands is ‘inexplicable’Tue Aug 06 2013 - 15:07
Pricewatch: readers’ queriesOne reader has trouble unsubscribing from Sky, while another is frustrated about the wait for a refund from Aer LingusMon Aug 05 2013 - 01:00
Free for all: great days out without the walletGood news for cash-strapped staycationers and visitors: hundreds of events around the country don’t cost a beanMon Aug 05 2013 - 01:00
I survived ‘Celebrity MasterChef’ but got my fingers burntI surprised myself by standing the heat in the kitchen, but the flames finally got meMon Aug 05 2013 - 01:00
