Unearthing Bronze Age brewingForget 1759, the most important year in Irish brewing history may have been many thousands of years earlierThu Aug 09 2007 - 01:00
Value for money: sun creamsDr Hauschka Skin Care Sun screen, €17.35 for 100ml, €173.50 per litreMon Jul 16 2007 - 01:00
Summer value for money: wheelie suitcases and aftersun creamsSamsonite Skywheeler €175: Highs: This is without a doubt the Mercedes of suitcases both in quality and, sadly, priceMon Jun 25 2007 - 01:00
Ahern denies acting improperly over houseThe Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern has issued a lengthy statement on his finances in which he calls allegations that he took money from…Sun May 13 2007 - 01:00
Ireland in last place as Serbia wins EurovisionAn overwrought power ballad from Serbia's Marija Serifovic won the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest in Helsinki last night while …Sun May 13 2007 - 01:00
Taoiseach sets May 24th as election dayThe Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, has set Thursday May 24th as the date for the general election.Sun Apr 29 2007 - 01:00
Paying the premium for textsWhat's the story with premium-rate texts? Some companies in the premium-rate SMS business like to call themselves service providers…Mon Apr 09 2007 - 01:00
Why are prescription drugs doubling in price?We've got mail: A reader from Wexford has been taking a contraceptive pill called Noriday for some time now and has been happily…Mon Mar 05 2007 - 00:00
Confusion over Poolbeg incinerator planConfusion surrounds the proposed development of a municipal waste incinerator at Poolbeg in Dublin with claims from local politicians…Wed Feb 21 2007 - 00:00
Risk equalisation legislation rushed through DailThe Government is to pass all stages of an emergency bill tonight aimed at abolishing the three year exemption on risk equalisation…Wed Feb 21 2007 - 00:00
Wondering who to turn toWhat's the story with health insurance? Nearly half a million people with health insurance from Bupa have been brought on something…Mon Feb 19 2007 - 00:00
What's the story with St Valentine's Day?Love is possibly blind, but it is definitely pretty stupid - particularly at this time of yearMon Feb 12 2007 - 00:00
Online and on the moneyWhat's the story with online auctions? There is nothing like the auction website eBay for generating ridiculous marketplace …Mon Feb 05 2007 - 00:00
Downside of downloadingWhat's the story with downloading music? 'When you download music you download communism" went the spoof poster, purporting …Mon Jan 22 2007 - 00:00
New labels hit a red lightBritain's food labelling war escalated last week when food manufacturers opposed to the introduction of a traffic light system…Mon Jan 15 2007 - 00:00
How to live on lessWhat's the story with spending less? With Christmas done, pay-day miles away and credit card bills containing untold horrors…Mon Jan 08 2007 - 00:00
Shock and surprise over Bupa moveNews of Bupa Ireland's decision to pull out of the Irish health insurance market has been greeted with dismay and anger by opposition…Thu Dec 14 2006 - 00:00
Bupa to pull out of Irish insurance marketHealth insurance company Bupa is to pull out of the Irish market, it announced this afternoon.Thu Dec 14 2006 - 00:00
VHI refusal to pay fees to some locums 'bizarre'The VHI's ongoing refusal to pay fees to certain consultants who have provided treatment to privately insured patients has been…Tue Dec 12 2006 - 00:00
Pill prices hard to swallowWhat's the story with prescription prices? It is hardly surprising that many people feel ripped off by sections of the supposedly…Mon Nov 27 2006 - 00:00
New-look 'Irish Times' website aims for wider audienceThe Irish Times website ireland.com has been relaunched and its breaking-news service made freely available.Thu Nov 16 2006 - 00:00
Forty-five minutes in a call-queue for a full mailboxWe've Got Mail: Conor O'Dea from Kilmainham in Dublin has been left seething by the shabby treatment he says he has received…Mon Nov 13 2006 - 00:00
Get your order inWhat's the story with online Christmas gifts? There are still 42 shopping days until Christmas, and already the sounds of sleigh…Mon Nov 13 2006 - 00:00
Feeding an organic appetiteWhat's the story with organic produce? When Walmart announced earlier this year it was to stock hundreds of products with organic…Mon Nov 06 2006 - 00:00
