Bank still working on compensationULSTER BANK has yet to finalise details of a comprehensive compensation package for customers denied access to funds after a …Wed Jul 11 2012 - 01:00
QuickLodge lacks a certain urgencyYOUR CONSUMER QUERIES: A DUBLIN reader has gone four times in recent weeks to AIB Cornelscourt to lodge business cheques through…Tue Jul 10 2012 - 01:00
Making sure your credit rating stays in the blackLAST WEEK the chief executive of the Consumer Association of Ireland Dermott Jewell issued a dire warning that, in spite of all…Tue Jul 10 2012 - 01:00
Consumer finances continue to worsenIRISH PEOPLE’S finances are continuing to deteriorate with the number who say they have less than €25 to spend each week once…Mon Jul 09 2012 - 01:00
All intercity trains fitted with free wifiTHE TEDIUM of the train journey should be lifted for many passengers from this week after Irish Rail announced all its intercity…Mon Jul 09 2012 - 01:00
Bank promises final week of delaysIN A statement released yesterday afternoon, Ulster Bank said this coming week would be the final week of any significant delays…Mon Jul 09 2012 - 01:00
Ulster Bank says end to crisis in sightUlster Bank is continuing to work through the backlog of lodgements on customer accounts caused by the failure of its processing…Sun Jul 08 2012 - 01:00
Not all happy as properties make €11mA TOTAL of €11.3 million was achieved for 78 properties sold at yesterday’s Allsop Space auction in Dublin’s Shelbourne Hotel…Sat Jul 07 2012 - 01:00
Some customers double charged by Ulster BankULSTER BANK admitted last night that it has been double charging some of its customers for transactions in recent days as it …Sat Jul 07 2012 - 01:00
Permanent TSB in 0.35% mortgage rate cutPERMANENT TSB is to cut its variable mortgage rates by 0Sat Jul 07 2012 - 01:00
Online deal sites being examinedThe National Consumer Agency (NCA) is reviewing online deal sites as public dissatisfaction with the level of service offered…Thu Jul 05 2012 - 01:00
ECB cuts interest rates againThe European Central Bank (ECB) has cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point to 0.75 per cent, a new record low.Thu Jul 05 2012 - 01:00
Ulster Bank says it will compensate customersTHE WAY Ulster Bank is handling the technical failure which has left more than 100,000 customers without access to funds for …Thu Jul 05 2012 - 01:00
Ulster Bank chief to refuse bonus following disruptionsUlster Bank chief executive Jim Brown bowed to political pressure this evening and agreed to waive his bonus for the year.Thu Jul 05 2012 - 01:00
Ulster Bank says compensation is under reviewULSTER BANK said last night that the issue of financial compensation for 100,000 of its customers adversely affected by ongoing…Wed Jul 04 2012 - 01:00
Ulster Bank to be ordered to compensate customersThe manner in which Ulster Bank is handling the technical failure which has left tens of thousands of customers without access…Wed Jul 04 2012 - 01:00
Sour note over unwanted refund from TicketmasterLORRAINE DONOHUE contacted us looking for some assistance or advice in connection with Ticketmaster in the UKTue Jul 03 2012 - 01:00
Health insurer denies targeting young clients and promises 'better value'THE HEAD of the State’s newest health insurance company has denied it is exclusively targeting younger, more profitable customers…Tue Jul 03 2012 - 01:00
Surprise cost of voicemail on 3DAMIEN BYRNE recently moved from Vodafone to 3 IrelandTue Jul 03 2012 - 01:00
Banks told to review credit card insuranceLEADING FINANCIAL institutions have been ordered by the Central Bank to carry out “comprehensive reviews” of their payment protection…Tue Jul 03 2012 - 01:00
Reader pays high price after opting for 'cheaper' dental work at overseas clinicWE HAVE, in the past, highlighted the benefits of travelling overseas for low-cost dental workTue Jul 03 2012 - 01:00
Review of pay insurance policies may lead to refundsMove by the Central Bank on PPI products could result in financial institutions being forced to pay back hundreds of millions…Tue Jul 03 2012 - 01:00
New entrant into health insuranceThe head of the State's newest health insurance company has denied it is exclusively targeting younger, more profitable customers…Mon Jul 02 2012 - 01:00
PPI reviews ordered by Central BankThe Central Bank has ordered seven financial institutions to carry out comprehensive reviews of their sales of payment protection…Mon Jul 02 2012 - 01:00
Fourth health insurance group enters marketTHE HEALTH insurance market in the Republic is set for its biggest shake-up in more than a decade after a fourth provider enters…Mon Jul 02 2012 - 01:00
System gremlins hit Ulster BankUlster Bank is tonight unable to say when it will resolve a technical glitch that saw automated payments failing to appear in…Wed Jun 20 2012 - 01:00
Home insurance isn't set in stoneWith rebuilding costs still low, it pays to make sure your house isn’t over-insuredTue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
Your consumer queriesHeadaches over Axa's no-claims form certainly not a bonus : JOHN MAHER had what sounds like a very trying time dealing with …Tue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
Cycling moves up a gear to ride high on a wave of popularityWe are rediscovering in great numbers the compelling case – in terms of cost and health benefits – in favour of cycling and now…Tue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
Auction reserve of €50,000 on estate of 14 unfinished housesA HOUSING estate made up of 14 unfinished houses, a 700-year-old castle and an 8,000sq ft Georgian building on Dublin’s Merrion…Wed Jun 13 2012 - 01:00
Left on the hook for €480 by AppleYOUR CONSUMER QUERIES: EVERYONE LOVES Apple, right? No, not reallyTue Jun 12 2012 - 01:00
Family spend and children's takings on the declineFIRST COMMUNION: THE AMOUNT parents here splashed out on First Communions this year fell by 25 per cent while the levels of …Tue Jun 12 2012 - 01:00
The children of the conflictTen years after the civil war in Sierra Leone ended, the children who were raped and forced to commit atrocities by rebels still…Sat Jun 09 2012 - 01:00
Aid chief fears effects of austerityTHE DIRECTOR of the World Food Programme in Ghana has expressed concern that austerity measures in the West, coupled with economic…Thu Jun 07 2012 - 01:00
State pledges €50,000 for former child soldiersON THE second day of his week-long visit to west Africa, the Minister for Trade and Development, Joe Costello, announced that…Mon Jun 04 2012 - 01:00
Costello to assess Irish aid projects on Africa visitMINISTER FOR Trade and Development Joe Costello arrived in Sierra Leone last night at the start of a week-long visit aimed at…Sat Jun 02 2012 - 01:00
Irish are youngest smokers in EU on No Tobacco DayIRISH SMOKERS and ex-smokers took up the habit at a younger age than their counterparts in any other country in the EU and despite…Thu May 31 2012 - 01:00
Second pharmacy chain to cut drug mark-up chargeA SECOND large chain of pharmacies has announced it is scrapping its mark-ups on prescription chargesWed May 30 2012 - 01:00
Students at DCU win top marks for social-inclusion business modelA TEAM from Dublin City University has won the inaugural Students in Free Enterprise (Sife) Ireland competition which took place…Wed May 30 2012 - 01:00
Chain to cut drug prices by average of 25%THE 10 MOST expensive prescription drugs in the Republic’s biggest pharmacy chain are to fall in price by an average of 25 per…Tue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Double trouble for RTÉ as TV3 logo gets the brush-offTHERE WERE red faces at RTÉ yesterday after it emerged that the station had airbrushed a logo off a TV3 microphone in an image…Tue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Twins put brave face on Baku defeatTHEY CONTROVERSIALLY let their hair down for the final but, while their fringes flopped, Jedward insisted they had not failed…Mon May 28 2012 - 01:00
Mortgage arrears data indicates over 10% not able to payANALYSIS : The Coalition may have to compel banks to resolve an increasingly pressing problemSat May 26 2012 - 01:00
Mortgage arrears up as loans crisis deepensTHE MORTGAGE arrears crisis is deepening Central Bank figures released yesterday showSat May 26 2012 - 01:00
One in four unable to afford holidaysAS MANY as one in four Irish people will not be able to afford any type of summer holiday this year, while nearly 50 per cent…Sat May 26 2012 - 01:00
Banks abusing customer data, say brokersBANKS HAVE been accused of breaking consumer protection laws by monitoring account transactions and using information gleaned…Thu May 24 2012 - 01:00
Woman buys back brother's repossessed house at auctionTHERE WAS a little bit of magic at the second Merlin property auction in Dublin yesterday when a woman successfully bought back…Wed May 23 2012 - 01:00
Third time lucky for a better website car insurance quoteYOUR CONSUMER QUERIES: A READER called Fionn is currently shopping around for car insurance quotes – or at least he was when…Tue May 22 2012 - 01:00
Fewer than 400 interns kept on by companiesFEWER THAN 400 people who served internships under the JobBridge scheme have been employed on normal contracts by the companies…Thu May 10 2012 - 01:00
Is the Government jobs initiative a bridge to nowhere?ANALYSIS: WHAT DO an architect, a solicitor, a graphic designer, a physiotherapist, a driver’s helper and general store person…Thu May 10 2012 - 01:00
