Eating well on a budget? It’s a doddle, with Conor Pope's helpIf you're a student, or working with a student budget, you don't have to live on beans. HonestMon Oct 24 2016 - 11:00
Virgin Media and customer in communication breakdownPlus: broadband not as fast as promised and a company takes money from surprised readerMon Oct 24 2016 - 01:00
Ireland's barbershop boom: ‘Men are a lot more savvy now’Both family businesses and apprentices benefiting from rebirth of red and white polesMon Oct 24 2016 - 01:00
Brown Thomas reveals Christmas window displaysRetailer launches attraction 64 days before Christmas, two weeks earlier than usualFri Oct 21 2016 - 01:00
Irish rents could rise 25% over next two yearsShortage of supply with less than two per cent of rental properties available, survey findsTue Oct 18 2016 - 00:01
Blackrock or Kensington? How London’s financial high-fliers would fare in DublinIf the City of London relocates here, its bankers may feel most at home in BlackrockMon Oct 17 2016 - 18:27
Big savings or exchange-rate rip-offs? What the sterling slide means for Irish shoppersIreland and sterling have had a rocky relationship since 1460 – good news for some, bad news for othersMon Oct 17 2016 - 01:00
‘Don’t say Hoover, don’t say Hoover’: Conor Pope meets James Dyson at Dyson HQJames Dyson, head of the hugely successful company that reinvented the vacuum cleaner, says failure is part of the journeyFri Oct 14 2016 - 12:15
Unilever settles Tesco row but still at odds with SuperValuRetailer and supplier of lines such as Lynx and Pot Noodle in dispute over rising costsThu Oct 13 2016 - 20:33
Budget 2017: Average cost of packet of 20 cigarettes rises to €1119.5 per cent of the adult population smokes – down from 29 per cent in 2003Tue Oct 11 2016 - 20:58
Budget 2017: Tax on sugary drinks to be introduced in 2018Noonan delays levy to prevent ‘boot-loads of soft drinks coming down from Newry’Tue Oct 11 2016 - 19:52
Budget 2017: No giveaway but something for everyone in the audienceDouble-income household with both adults earning €50,000 will be better off by €500Tue Oct 11 2016 - 13:55
Bus strike blamed for slowing of spending increase in shopsOnline surge offsets slowdown in spending in physical shops, with overall figure up 5%Mon Oct 10 2016 - 01:00
AA hikes one driver’s insurance 76% in a yearPlus: when can a shop refuse to give a refund?Mon Oct 10 2016 - 01:00
Dear Michael: Conor Pope’s open letter to the Minister for FinanceThis plea to Michael Noonan looks at hits and misses as Budget 2017 approachesMon Oct 10 2016 - 01:00
Sterling’s fall has Border retailers eyeing bleak ChristmasExchange hitting 90p ‘worries the hell out of us’, says Dundalk Chamber of CommerceSat Oct 08 2016 - 04:00
National Potato Day: Humble spud must fight growing competitionCarbs like pasta, rice, bread, cous-cous, sweet potato, quinoa all out to corner same marketFri Oct 07 2016 - 20:15
Is your home as safe as houses?From monitored alarm systems that talk to your mobile to reinforced safe rooms, the range of options to keep burglars at bay is growing. You can even have a team of crisis managers at your disposal, if you can afford itFri Oct 07 2016 - 10:00
‘At 14, watching Johnny Marr play guitar in his bedroom was a privilege’Conor Pope talks to former ‘Coronation Street’ star Kevin Kennedy about growing up in Manchester and his new role in stage musical adaptation of ‘The Commitments’Fri Oct 07 2016 - 06:00
‘I didn’t even know their names’ - Neighbours’ sadness over brothers’ deathDaniel and William McCarthy ‘were very quiet men. They just came and went’Wed Oct 05 2016 - 18:58
Eastern promise: Silver Hill Farm ducks take off in SingaporeCo Monaghan producer now exporting 20,000 ducks a month to Asian financial hubTue Oct 04 2016 - 01:00
The lowdown on the Abhaile mortgage arrears schemeQ&A: Conor Pope explains what Government’s plan to tackle long-term debt entailsMon Oct 03 2016 - 20:00
Pricewatch: Pensions are not just for old peopleThink of a pension as ‘a flexible, tax-efficient savings vehicle’, says one adviser, who wants to change how young people see themMon Oct 03 2016 - 06:00
A battle to get credit where it’s due at Carphone WarehouseBut all’s well that ends with a goodwill gesture of six months’ free creditMon Oct 03 2016 - 01:00
‘Mouse’ Morris joins campaign to prevent carbon monoxide deaths‘Mrs Brown’s Boys’ actor Rory Cowan helps raise awareness after being poisonedWed Sept 28 2016 - 22:32
Lidl and Eir ads fall foul of standards authorityAdvertising Standards Authority of Ireland censures discount retailer over ‘crab claws’Wed Sept 28 2016 - 16:16
Address unknown? Batch of mail undelivered for a yearGarda and An Post investigate after letters including medical appointments discoveredTue Sept 27 2016 - 14:37
Johnston Mooney & O’Brien recalls sliced pans as precautionBreadmaker concerned ‘Toastie’ batches may contain pieces of plastic tubingMon Sept 26 2016 - 18:00
Dunnes Stores draws level with Tesco in supermarket warSuperValu extends overall lead as Dunnes increases year-on-year sales by 6.3 per centMon Sept 26 2016 - 13:40
Eir customers fed up with broadband and bills that never arriveTwo customers complain of the customer service they have received from the companyMon Sept 26 2016 - 01:00
Gender spender: the rising costs of being a manHow to be a Man: Women pay more for products aimed at them, but men are fast catching upMon Sept 26 2016 - 01:00
Central Bank signals resistance to changing mortgage lending rules‘Stable rules are valuable in eliminating avoidable uncertainty’, says deputy governorSun Sept 25 2016 - 10:56
Thousands taking part in pro-choice rally in DublinLondon, Paris, Brussels and New York among cities hosting demonstrationsSat Sept 24 2016 - 23:04
Eamon Ryan says the Green Party is ‘back’ and ‘effective’The party leader criticised Government for returning to the economic model that created recessionSat Sept 24 2016 - 17:59
Dublin shops say business down 60% as bus strike bitesSome stores consider closing early because footfall down so much in capitalSat Sept 24 2016 - 15:08
Irish consumers do not feel short-changed by rounding policyNew report shows positive response to the decommissioning of 1c and 2c coinsMon Sept 19 2016 - 01:00
How to complain about goods and services in IrelandAnd if you don’t like it, then don’t come complaining to us . . .Mon Sept 19 2016 - 01:00
Dublin Bus strike: Pass holders could receive €104 refundMonthly, annual ticket users will be in line for funds if planned drivers’ strikes proceedFri Sept 16 2016 - 11:57
Cost of school uniforms and books to be cut under new planParents to get some financial relief under government’s Action Plan for EducationFri Sept 16 2016 - 10:16
Dublin rents hit record high after 10% rise nationwideAverage monthly cost of renting home in Dublin rises by €113 to reach all-time highThu Sept 15 2016 - 10:17
‘The Irish pub is a status symbol. With unrest in the world, everything Irish is seen as safe’There are almost as many Irish pubs abroad as there are in Ireland, where the number has fallen by 10 per cent in a decade. What can Irish publicans do about it?Thu Sept 15 2016 - 06:00
Ireland’s first cooper in more than 30 years starts jobChris Kane has picked up the same-tools his great-grandfather used at Bushmills DistilleryWed Sept 14 2016 - 14:05
Department urges Central Bank to change first-time buyer rulesProposal would give lenders more flexibility to breach Central Bank mortgage limitsMon Sept 12 2016 - 07:56
Pull the plug: the cost of not switching energy providerPeople who change energy providers can make annual savings of up to €360. So why are we so slow to switch to better gas and electricity rates?Mon Sept 12 2016 - 01:00
Pricewatch product review: A guide to jelliesValue for money: From Colin the Caterpillar to Haribo SpaghettiMon Sept 12 2016 - 01:00
Readers’ queries: Left hanging in the Eir by internet providerOne reader has had internet connection problems for three months; another has her head scrambled by a pricing anomalyMon Sept 12 2016 - 01:00
Shimmering sea of lycra as thousands join charity cycleCapital welcomes cyclists of all shapes and sizes for Great Dublin Bike RideSun Sept 11 2016 - 15:46
