Travel bounces back post-pandemic as Dublin Airport set for busy weekendCSO figures show ‘strong recovery’ in travel during 2022 with Irish residents spending €2.9bn on domestic tripsWed Apr 26 2023 - 14:55
Housing crisis: development levies suspended in bid to drive down building costs Government says new plans will make it cheaper to build and refurbish homes, speed up home building and drive down building costsTue Apr 25 2023 - 15:17
Uninsured drivers involved in 40 incidents each weekMore than 10,000 cases handled by insurance industry since 2018 new figures suggestTue Apr 25 2023 - 05:00
Motor insurance premiums fall 5%, Central Bank figures suggestConcern expressed over continued reliance on court system for many personal injury casesTue Apr 25 2023 - 05:00
Carry on camping, and save plenty of money doing itPricewatch: Pinching the pennies when planning a family holiday is difficult but not impossible, especially if you head for a continental campsiteMon Apr 24 2023 - 00:01
Why aren’t our energy prices falling?Pricewatch: With wholesale prices down substantially for four months, it’s hard to imagine suppliers will be able to maintain sky-high prices for much longerThu Apr 20 2023 - 00:00
City Bin and Panda price hikes add €20-€50 to waste billsCompany says costs have jumped significantlyWed Apr 19 2023 - 15:17
A tragic story that shows why you should buy travel insurance as soon as you book a tripPricewatch: 29% of claims are due to sickness, death or other circumstances that mean people can’t travelWed Apr 19 2023 - 02:00
‘I feel misled by Lidl’s massive advertising campaigns using special offers’Pricewatch: Reader is frustrated by promises of special offers that fail to materialiseTue Apr 18 2023 - 05:00
HSE approach to overseas treatment ‘inflexible’ and often to blame for patient debt, Ombudsman findsHealth authority repeatedly refused to reimburse legitimate expenses for people getting medical procedures outside RepublicTue Apr 18 2023 - 00:05
‘I am baffled by the lack of help, lack of humanity, lack of customer service from PTSB’Pricewatch: How accidentally transferring cash to the wrong account turned into an epic ordeal for an unfortunate customerMon Apr 17 2023 - 05:45
Cost of living has hit women, young families and renters hardest, research findsAbout 95% of people engage in ‘money-saving hacks’ to counter spiralling inflation, figures showMon Apr 17 2023 - 00:01
‘We were educated to be ashamed’: Dublin GAA player Philly McMahon tells Citizens’ Assembly about his late brother’s heroin addictionCitizens’ Assembly described as ‘most extensive, engaged discussion’ on drug use ever heldSat Apr 15 2023 - 22:19
Will the ‘Green and Red of Mayo’ lead The Saw Doctors to the White House?The band’s songwriter Leo Moran was on the N17 when the presidential seal of approval cameSat Apr 15 2023 - 14:03
Biden finishes Irish visit with speech heavy on history and hopeUS president delivers final address in Ballina at the end of four-day visit to Northern Ireland and the RepublicFri Apr 14 2023 - 22:52
Cost of a home increased by 5% in February but rate of growth slowedHighest prices outside of Dublin were in Wicklow and Kildare, while the lowest price was in LongfordFri Apr 14 2023 - 11:07
CRU highlights protection measures for vulnerable customersSuppliers must offer customers who have built up arrears and engage with them 24 months to pay down debtWed Apr 12 2023 - 13:19
Irish mortgage rates fell surprisingly in FebruaryCentral Bank figures find Ireland had third lowest rates in euro zone but only because savers are subsidising borrowersWed Apr 12 2023 - 05:00
Second-hand cars almost 80% more expensive than pre-pandemic timesDonedeal survey reveals dramatic increase in electric vehicles being bought and soldWed Apr 12 2023 - 05:00
Extent of wealth divide across Ireland evident in newly digitised data from 1911 CensusThe richest were living in the east while the poorest were found along the west coast, CSO data showsTue Apr 11 2023 - 17:52
Warning: many homes may be underinsured amid spiralling building costsGrowing number of policyholders don’t have adequate cover and will be out of pocket if they have to make any claim for damageTue Apr 11 2023 - 11:35
20 things killed by our phones in 20 yearsPricewatch: Mobile phones have sounded the death knell of many items we will never use againMon Apr 10 2023 - 00:00
Irish people slightly more upbeat about future - PTSBSurvey suggests mood is improving but cost of living crisis and housing still major problemsFri Apr 07 2023 - 08:45
Aer Lingus technical issues resolved ahead of busy weekend of travel Website, app and self check-in back up and running and flights not impacted after morning of IT disruptionThu Apr 06 2023 - 11:13
‘Mortgage prisoners’ being forced to pay dearly by vulture fundsOver 60,000 people who have mortgages with vulture funds can’t switch and are paying sky high ratesThu Apr 06 2023 - 10:07
Government plans to curb short-term letting overly restrictive, says EU after initial reviewEuropean Commission says Government has failed to ‘provide sufficient information and evidence’ to support proposed measuresThu Apr 06 2023 - 09:06
Complaints about energy companies almost doubled in 2022In one case study, an unidentified company debited €2,274 from a customer’s bank account without prior authorisationWed Apr 05 2023 - 14:13
Amazon to close its Book Depository online shop due to ‘uncertain economy’Bookseller says impact of closure on Irish consumers unlikely to be pronounced given range of online optionsTue Apr 04 2023 - 14:36
Health insurance mix-up: Medical treatment of €10,000 not covered by woman’s policy Pricewatch: Woman who assumed she was covered for hospital under new insurance policy complained to ombudsmanTue Apr 04 2023 - 06:00
Almost one in three travel insurance claims was due to cancelled tripsSome 29% of claims were made as a result of sickness, death or other circumstances that meant that people could not take trips as planned, according to data from Multitrip.comTue Apr 04 2023 - 00:15
Q&A: Will new rules bring short-term rentals back onto the long-term market?From evictions, unauthorised lettings, to rent pressure zones and planning permission, balancing the rights and needs of people living here and people visiting the country is a tricky businessMon Apr 03 2023 - 19:00
Costly night out: Woman says drink spiked on holiday and €7,000 taken from accountPricewatch: Bank customer complained to Financial Services and Pensions OmbudsmanMon Apr 03 2023 - 16:00
Grocery prices rise nearly 17% as shoppers turn to own-brand products to save moneyKantar figures suggest cost-of-living crisis is deepening for consumers, with annual shopping bills set to rise by more than €1,200Mon Apr 03 2023 - 12:12
Pricewatch: Bank cock-ups, cybercrime and a no claims bonus muddleThere were some eye-opening cases investigated by the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman last yearMon Apr 03 2023 - 01:00
Will falling fuel prices translate into lower grocery prices for consumers?The leading supermarket chains, which blamed rising fuel costs for price hikes, haven’t yet lowered grocery prices, and are in no rush to do soSat Apr 01 2023 - 02:15
What Irish consumers need to know about their rightsOn The Money: New laws have given consumers more rights while empowering regulators to address issues in a more forceful mannerFri Mar 31 2023 - 14:06
Ireland’s new squeezed middle: ‘Trackers were attractive for a long time but now we’re paying the price’ Amid difficulties in the rental sector, those looking to buy have to contend with soaring interest rates, dramatic price increases and a chronic shortage of supplyThu Mar 30 2023 - 14:47
Property prices falls: Could a correction or a crash be coming?Karl Deeter has studied property patterns over three centuries and has identified a key change made by the Central BankWed Mar 29 2023 - 21:19
Ireland has poor financial literacy levels compared to other countries, survey findsBoI poll shows Irish people have less understanding of how their personal finances work than peers in UK, Australia and GermanyWed Mar 29 2023 - 08:02
Housing crisis greatest concern in Ireland, EU research suggestsHousing cited by 52 per cent of Irish people in poll compared with 8 per cent across the EUTue Mar 28 2023 - 12:23
Scam artists operating at speed banks and consumers cannot match, conference toldBPFI conference told more education and better responses needed to protect consumersMon Mar 27 2023 - 18:29
Watchdog investigates DAA purchase of 6,000 extra airport parking spaces Delays could see thousands of airport parking spaces unavailable at Dublin Airport over busy summer seasonMon Mar 27 2023 - 05:00
Shrinkflation: ‘I don’t know how it hasn’t caused French-style rioting’Shrinkflation comes on top of price increases faced by consumers which have seen the cost of groceries climb by over 15 per cent in the last 12 months, according to figures from retail analysts KantarMon Mar 27 2023 - 01:00
Crazy house prices: ‘I think it’s starting to resonate that millennials aren’t just complaining’Ciarán Mulqueen reflects on the Instagram post about ‘crazy house prices’ that spawned a resource, a community and now a bookSat Mar 25 2023 - 05:00
How can Vodafone justify a price hike of more than 11%?Company says the increase is to cover cost rises and investmentWed Mar 22 2023 - 05:15
Emerald Park: The park formerly known as Tayto is reopening with new rides and attractionsFormerly known as Tayto Park, the family destination is reopening with a rebooted approach and a new tigerWed Mar 22 2023 - 05:00
‘Four months is long time to get no response from An Post about an incorrect €82 charge’ Pricewatch: A delivery of expensive tea that came all the way from China also arrived with a VAT bill despite tea being zero-rated for VAT by RevenueTue Mar 21 2023 - 05:01
‘Why are you stealing from people, Adam?’ What happened when a scam artist phoned Conor PopeAn unfamiliar number flashes up on my phone and I press record. Listen to the conversation belowMon Mar 20 2023 - 06:00
A disabled man’s mobility vehicle is damaged on a Ryanair flight. A payment row follows This week we hear from two readers who have both had difficulties with the airline recentlyMon Mar 20 2023 - 05:00
Irish people are struggling to cope with relentless demands, research findsThe silver lining of the pandemic was the slower pace; now many are struggling to cope with the pressures and relentless demandsSat Mar 18 2023 - 05:00
