Tractors sold online for up to €20,000 by fraudsters posing as Irish company

Romanian criminal gang under investigation using fake passports to open bank accounts

Four remanded after discovery of alleged drugs laboratory in west Cork

Gardaí believe gang were producing cocaine as part of an international crime group

New proposals for Airbnb landlords set to be drawn up

New guidelines would prevent unauthorised rentals being advertised on Airbnb website

Is Big Brother on the dark side of the smart city?

Predictive policing is one example, whereby historical crime stats are used to stereotype certain groups

Putting you in the picture: capitalising on growing demand for online images

PicHit wants to make photographs cheaper and help photographers make money

House swapping made easy

The Pricewatch five-grand challenge: cut your holiday costs

Our five-grand challenge – which tells consumers how to save more than €5,000 a year – ends today with advice on cutting holiday costs. Read the full series on irishtimes.com. It is also the last chance to win €5,000 in our related competition (see Monday’s paper)

Cutting the cost of your summer holidays

If you want to save money, travel midweek, don’t hire a car, buy local deals in advance and plan ahead