Retailers pass on temporary VAT cut with great fanfarePricewatch: Could the Government have chosen a better way to spend the €440m?Mon Sept 21 2020 - 00:00
How to have a happy Halloween, Christmas and St Valentine’s this winterForget large groups, this winter is all about early planning and intimate gatheringsSun Sept 20 2020 - 06:00
Dublin business ‘ecosystem’ under enormous strain, business group saysMany businesses could see a raft of closures in the weeks before ChristmasFri Sept 18 2020 - 22:07
Covid-19: Garda presence in Dublin to be significantly increasedOperation Fanacht will see high visibility of gardaí on foot, in cars and on bikesFri Sept 18 2020 - 21:33
Little sign of Culture Night 2020 business in Dublin’s Temple Bar‘There’s not a whole lot going on is there?’Fri Sept 18 2020 - 20:39
‘We poured our hearts and souls into it’: Last orders as landmark pubs and restaurants sell upCovid-19 has sounded the death knell for hostelries all around the country creating a buyer’s market for those prepared to investThu Sept 17 2020 - 06:10
Another 10 Irish retail websites that deserve your supportPricewatch: Last week we listed homegrown websites, but there’s always room for moreWed Sept 16 2020 - 17:41
Where can I travel abroad to now? Well, it’s complicatedConor Pope: We are likely to have the ‘green list’ for another month, before it is replaced by an EU-wide traffic-light systemWed Sept 16 2020 - 01:00
Publicans in Dublin react angrily to further delay in reopening of drink-only pubsLicensed Vintners Association says pubs are paying the price for Government shortfallsTue Sept 15 2020 - 20:41
Travel green list to be updated before being scrapped in OctoberCurrent approach to restrictions will be replaced by EU-wide traffic light systemTue Sept 15 2020 - 15:07
Q&A: What’s this about a cheap new mortgage and can I switch?Avant Money launches with lowest interest rates in market; we run the rule over optionsMon Sept 14 2020 - 16:20
Click for home: The best Irish websites for online shoppersPricewatch asked for your favourite sites for shopping local – the response was massiveMon Sept 14 2020 - 00:00
No roaming charges in UK post-Brexit, Three Mobile confirmsIrish phone operators legally allowed to introduce charges from December 31stFri Sept 11 2020 - 12:42
Nine out of 10 children contacted by strangers online, report findsCyberSafeIreland studied pre-teenage use of smart devices and social mediaThu Sept 10 2020 - 02:34
Food safety watchdog sanctions Cork retailer, Limerick meat processorFood Safety Authority of Ireland makes only two enforcement orders in AugustTue Sept 08 2020 - 12:58
New restaurant rules ‘almost totalitarian’, barrister saysRegulations requiring details of food consumed ‘ill-judged’, says Constance CassidyTue Sept 08 2020 - 02:36
Being a travel agent in 2020: ‘No new bookings ... We are devastated’Covid-19: Revenue hit for over 300 travel agents and tour operators since early MarchTue Sept 08 2020 - 00:57
Covid-19: Shoppers have moved online – will they stay there?New research shows shoppers happy to support local businesses who sell onlineMon Sept 07 2020 - 01:30
Minister pays tribute to Colm Horkan as frontline workers honouredChurch bells ring out, Air Corp fly over Dublin as National Services’ Day is markedSat Sept 05 2020 - 18:49
McDonald’s employee in Drogheda tests positive for Covid-19Fast food chain expressed confidence health measures will allow it to continue tradingSat Sept 05 2020 - 15:25
Q&A: How does the Stay and Spend scheme work?Consumers will be able to claim back 25% of tax paid on meals and accommodation up to a certain limitFri Sept 04 2020 - 21:04
Irish consumers now the most anxious in EuropeSurvey finds we are increasingly nervous about shopping, eating out, spending money and using transportFri Sept 04 2020 - 19:57
Christmas shopping frenzy to kick off later due to Covid-19Brown Thomas and Arnotts delay decking their halls as retail spending appetite curbedThu Sept 03 2020 - 01:18
Electric Ireland, BofI and Irish Life Health to increase pricesOther service providers likely to follow suit by rolling out price hikes in the weeks aheadWed Sept 02 2020 - 16:58
One Dublin district accounts for 25% of mobile phone theftsPeople should ‘under no circumstances’ try to track criminals themselves, gardaí sayWed Sept 02 2020 - 14:23
Broadband speeds in Ireland among lowest in Europe, study findsState placed 51st out of 200-plus countries with mean download rate of under 35mbpsWed Sept 02 2020 - 00:01
Woman who won ‘dream’ Mayo cottage in a raffle is namedMichele Hallahan initially wanted to remain anonymousTue Sept 01 2020 - 17:39
Woman who won ‘dream’ Mayo cottage for €50 looks forward to remote workingRaffle by Covid-19 survivors raised close to €1m for frontline healthcare support staffMon Aug 31 2020 - 18:59
Pricewatch: Readers’ queries answeredCurrys’ response to a fridge-freezer problem has provided cold comfort to this elderly coupleMon Aug 31 2020 - 06:00
Covid-19: Why Ireland is seeing the rise and rise of the cautious consumerPricewatch: Three reports into sentiment and spending track a gloomy outlookMon Aug 31 2020 - 00:00
Dublin winner of Mayo cottage raffle which raised €1m for healthcare staffMoney will be used as education fund for support staff in frontline fighting Covid-19Sat Aug 29 2020 - 13:48
The ‘big, big changes’ James Power has seen, as he turns 104The Kilkenny man on his memories of black and tans, and recovering from TB as a childFri Aug 28 2020 - 20:59
Covid-19 impact on those who are obese should encourage better eating – expertStudy indicates obesity increases risk of dying from Covid-19 by almost 50 per centThu Aug 27 2020 - 14:50
Nearly 33% say Covid-19 positive cases ‘reckless or careless’Widespread confusion about how test and trace system operates, ESRI survey revealsWed Aug 26 2020 - 00:21
Co Cork bears brunt of Storm Francis as hundreds were left without powerThe fire service in Northern Ireland said 37 people were rescued from flood waterTue Aug 25 2020 - 23:53
What science got wrong on Covid-19: Masks, warning signs and transmission without symptomsAs the pandemic has developed, scientific thinking on some key features has changedTue Aug 25 2020 - 06:01
Hand sanitiser Q&A: Should send my child to school with a bottle?Many parents commenting on the NPIC’s Facebook post criticise it for being alarmistMon Aug 24 2020 - 17:53
Car door incident highlights what is wrong with insurance in IrelandPricewatch readers’ queries: Meanwhile, VHI is in firing line over travel insurance policiesMon Aug 24 2020 - 06:00
Prize bonds: winners can now reinvest or claim cash prizesYour consumer queries answeredMon Aug 24 2020 - 05:30
Majority of closed pubs will go bust by 2021 if restrictions continue - surveySupport, not sympathy urgently needed for sector, says Vintners’ Federation of IrelandMon Aug 24 2020 - 01:00
Eir customer woes: ‘Telecoms are designed to drive people demented’Two customers try to cancel their contracts with Eir, but find getting a response next to impossibleMon Aug 24 2020 - 00:00
Golf dinner: Hotels Federation says it has no role in enforcing health and safety rulesHogan said he attended event because hotel was assured of compliance by federationSun Aug 23 2020 - 16:50
Irish people know their Covid-19 stats but overestimate its riskNobody talks about the respiratory problem that’s killing twice as many as Covid-19Sun Aug 23 2020 - 06:00
Irish people have a distorted view of the realities of their countryA new survey shows other Irish people are not as slim, sad or rich as we think they areSat Aug 22 2020 - 06:00
Alcohol selling for ‘pocket money prices’, says lobby groupCall for price control as male low-risk limit available for just €7.65Thu Aug 20 2020 - 01:00
More junk food for children as Covid disrupts sleep patternsChanges during pandemic could lead to rise in childhood obesity, warns researchThu Aug 20 2020 - 01:00
Advertising watchdog will not review ban of controversial tampon adASAI received 150 complaints, some of which said ad contained sexual innuendo and was ‘offensive’Tue Aug 18 2020 - 16:38
An A-Z guide for going back to schoolPricewatch: In a time of Covid, the old concerns of costs and policies still remainMon Aug 17 2020 - 00:00
Conor Pope’s staycation diary: ‘It’s like I’m staring at a Polaroid of my childhood holidays’Our reporter and his family discover the highs and lows of holidaying at homeThu Aug 13 2020 - 06:00
Sniffer dog key to finding 44,000 cigarettes being smuggled into Dublin PortRevenue officers also seized 308 litres of smuggled alcoholWed Aug 12 2020 - 22:33
