One reader’s fight against Revolut’s opaque ‘ransom photo’ demandsRevolut is accused of using ‘bully boy tactics and threats to avoid answering’ basic questions about its account security demandsMon Nov 13 2023 - 00:00
Sky’s the limit for reader fined by company for doing what he was toldPricewatch: ‘I am a long-time customer of Sky and am appalled by their attitude’Mon Nov 13 2023 - 00:00
Testing finds ‘dangerous’ synthetic opioid in heroin batch that led to 44 overdoses in last 48 hours There are fears the number of overdoses will rise over the course of the weekendSat Nov 11 2023 - 18:15
Credit unions urged to step up lending by Central Bank governorGabriel Makhlouf says credit unions need to build scale to take advantage of opportunities in retail bankingSat Nov 11 2023 - 13:02
‘A rat looked out the window from the inside.’ A day in the life of a food safety inspectorClaudia Gildea tells Conor Pope what she hopes not to find as she visits the kitchen of a Dublin hotelSat Nov 11 2023 - 06:00
Dublin Zoo’s Society House becomes new focus for conservationIn 1959, superintendent Terry Murphy successfully hand-reared two tiger cubs, Buster and Not-So-Good, in Society HouseTue Nov 07 2023 - 14:09
Why has my holiday deposit ended up costing so much? Travel Q&A: If you are considering a ‘low deposit’ booking, always take the time to check the terms carefullyTue Nov 07 2023 - 05:00
Christmas online shopping: 101 of the best Irish websites to buy gifts fromPricewatch: Begin lining up your Christmas online shopping with the help of our handy guideMon Nov 06 2023 - 05:00
Man who saved mother and daughter from drowning among those honoured at Garda youth awardsSpecial recognition for Donegal’s Mulroy College where two victims of Creeslough tragedy were studentsSat Nov 04 2023 - 18:12
Revenue contacts homeowners over property tax and deadlinesLPT for next year is based on valuation of property at beginning of November 2021Fri Nov 03 2023 - 19:11
Are electricity price cuts really benefitting customers?Pricewatch: ‘Electric Ireland say they have reduced their unit rates but they have also reduced their discounts’Wed Nov 01 2023 - 06:00
Energy price cuts of 10-30% for nearly all Irish households in coming daysAlmost all households will see cuts of between 10 and 30 per cent over coming days as suppliers start competing for businessWed Nov 01 2023 - 05:00
Are fears over the cashless society exaggerated? Ciara O’Brien versus Conor PopeIs cash a spent force or are we in danger of rushing headlong into the virtual alternatives with no thought to the consequences?Tue Oct 31 2023 - 06:15
Man billed hundreds by Eir for service he never used and didn’t know he hadCustomer was passed between departments ‘each time having to repeat my complaint and request a refund which they are not willing to give’Tue Oct 31 2023 - 06:00
Monsters link: discover the Roscommon cave from which Halloween reputedly cameThe gates of hell aren’t a bad place to be, finds Conor Pope, as he goes in search of the origins of the pagan festival of Samhain, a precursor of HalloweenTue Oct 31 2023 - 06:00
Bank issues alert over ghost broker travel scam Criminal targetting would-be holiday makers with sophisticated fraud, AIB saysTue Oct 31 2023 - 00:01
‘Email had my booking reference plus details of guests’: Booking.com customers targeted by scamThree Pricewatch readers victim of similar scams: ‘My concern about this is how sophisticated it is’Mon Oct 30 2023 - 06:00
Irish Friends fans mourn Matthew Perry: ‘Did I cry on the way over here? Yes I did’At the Friends Experience in Dublin’s Point Square, the show’s fans reflect on a troubled favouriteSun Oct 29 2023 - 17:23
Heartbreak and camaraderie at Dublin Marathon: ‘How they keep it up for 26 miles I just don’t know’Rain greets runners as thousands take part in 42nd Dublin MarathonSun Oct 29 2023 - 15:14
Crowdfunding: When GoFundMe goes right, and when it goes wrong...Ireland is the most generous country on the biggest crowdfunding platform in the world. The company’s chief executive talks about how the platform worksSat Oct 28 2023 - 06:00
‘We’re not dropping out we’re dropping dead!’: 11 left in elite club to have run every Dublin Marathon‘There’s only a few of us left … I feel so blessed that I’ve been able to get to the start every year’Sat Oct 28 2023 - 06:00
Can an airline just cancel my flight without giving any reason? Travel Q&A: A reader’s return Ryanair flight from Seville for a wedding was cancelled — rebooking will cost time and moneyTue Oct 24 2023 - 05:00
Weather warnings: Southeast bears brunt of heavy rain as multiple alerts in placeStatus orange rain warning in place for Waterford, Wexford and Kilkenny, with yellow warnings covering 18 other countiesMon Oct 23 2023 - 14:57
Man (70s) arrested after gun seized in west DublinGun and ammunition were found during search in Saggart, west Dublin, on SundayMon Oct 23 2023 - 10:25
Tributes paid to Irish woman Denise Morgan fatally shot in New YorkDenise Morgan found unresponsive in apartment as New York police statement notes ‘firearm recovered in vicinity’ of deceased male (33)Mon Oct 23 2023 - 09:56
Ten ways to reduce the costs of winter, the most expensive seasonFinancial guide to winter: Getting through the cold, dark season can be financially as well as physically onerousMon Oct 23 2023 - 07:01
Thousands of ESB staff in line for €2,000 in bonus paymentsSemi-state company is to spend more than €20m on vouchers for staff in recognition of cost-of-living pressuresSun Oct 22 2023 - 15:30
New EuroDreams game promises winners €20,000 a month for 30 yearsNational Lottery launching first annuity-type game of its kind in Ireland, in a joint venture with seven other European countriesFri Oct 20 2023 - 19:01
Ireland’s credit unions are about to become an even greater financial forceOn The Money: Much loved by consumers, new legislation allowing for greater co-operation within the sector passed key stageFri Oct 20 2023 - 13:13
Energy credits, tax cuts, welfare hikes: Key dates when people will get budget moneyEnergy credits, increased social welfare payments and changes to tax and USC bands are on the wayFri Oct 20 2023 - 11:00
‘An Post is holding onto my package. I have no idea how to get out of this nightmare’Pricewatch: ‘This tiny but very important sim card has been stuck in Royal Mail and An Post hell for three weeks’Wed Oct 18 2023 - 10:00
All I have to show for my seven-month wait for Eir broadband are disgruntled neighboursPricewatch: The company says it ‘deeply regrets the prolonged delay in the installation of this customer’s broadband’Tue Oct 17 2023 - 06:01
Where have all the luggage trolleys in Dublin’s Heuston Station gone?Travel Q&A: On a recent journey to Westport, a reader noticed there were no trolleys available for passengersTue Oct 17 2023 - 05:00
Grocery inflation slows again but supermarket prices are still going up Prices still about 10.5% higher now than this time last year, but retail analysts Kantar upbeat about further falls in inflationMon Oct 16 2023 - 13:15
Ulster Bank and the mystery of the shifting tracker repaymentsPricewatch: Variations in tracker mortgage payment increases following hikes in ECB interest rates left a reader puzzledMon Oct 16 2023 - 11:01
‘I have been chasing a Fitbit refund since April 2022.’ An infuriating 18-month wait Pricewatch: A product recall in 2022 left a reader badgering the Google-owned maker of activity trackers for $299Mon Oct 16 2023 - 06:01
Spending of Irish rugby fans in France soared in SeptemberCash left behind in Irish hotels, bars and restaurants was down significantlyMon Oct 16 2023 - 00:15
Helen McEntee says legal appointments Bill is sound but welcomes Supreme Court assessmentPresident Michael D Higgins referred Bill to State’s highest court, identifying 12 provisions of it for special attentionSun Oct 15 2023 - 19:19
Five men die on Ireland’s roads over the weekendJournalism student Joe Drennan and drummer Chris Bradley among those who diedSun Oct 15 2023 - 17:32
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour movie review – Swifties lose all inhibitions during this spectacle like no otherConor Pope: I’m not the target market for this kind of stuff, obviously, but I am buzzing after this experienceSat Oct 14 2023 - 11:00
For well over a decade tracker mortgage holders were on the pig’s back. Things have changedMortgage holders who have been paying high interest rates for years are annoyed about plans for morgage interest relief for a minority on trackersSat Oct 14 2023 - 06:06
Mortgage interest relief – who is not getting it and why?Budget 2024 decision to limit relief to tracker and variable rate holders described as bizarreWed Oct 11 2023 - 20:16
As it happened: Budget 2024 brings mortgage relief and USC cutsSinn Féin says Coalition produced ‘budget for landlords’ while teaching bodies say it will not address recruitment and retention challengesTue Oct 10 2023 - 21:33
What will this year’s budget package mean for you?Mortgage holders the biggest winners, but many other groups benefit from cuts, grants and bonusesTue Oct 10 2023 - 19:23
Mortgage interest relief: How do I apply and how much can I save?The subset of borrowers most affected by house lending rate hikes will benefit by up to €1,250Tue Oct 10 2023 - 18:36
Number of people with private health insurance continues to rise, says HIAIndustry watchdog says there are 2.44 million people with insurance, 47.6% of total populationMon Oct 09 2023 - 12:40
Got a consumer problem? Here are the companies most likely to help you outPricewatch: The main reason some brands are successful at customer experience excellence is that they are part of our communities in a way others are notMon Oct 09 2023 - 00:00
‘Mam, my phone is broken’: Here comes the money scam using your own child’s voiceIncreasingly complex scams are taking almost €1 million a day from Irish consumersSat Oct 07 2023 - 06:00
Almost half of Irish adults could not cover the cost of an unexpected expense of €1,000, survey findsBehaviour & Attitudes poll finds cost of food has replaced energy as main concern and that families with teenage children are struggling mostSat Oct 07 2023 - 06:00
Temperatures set to climb towards mid-20s over weekendMonday will be another dry and warm day, although cloudy for much of the countryFri Oct 06 2023 - 20:15
