Cost of Living

Have your say: Stories from those who have gone through the buying process can be helpful to others hoping to do the same

A reader’s Thanksgiving US visit turned into something that sounds like the plot twists in a movie

Rent reform, immigration, infrastructure and AI top political agenda as TDs return to pass laws

Deirdre encountered an inflexible approach to ‘flexible’ flights, while John found himself in a hotel without heating

Index tracking public sentiment about economy is markedly lower than year ago

Energy and food costs dip in December but transport prices jump

CSO snapshot highlights two-tier nature of economy

Irish consumers lose tens of millions of euro to criminals operating scams of this nature, watchdog says

A reader says trying to get TUI to address her concerns consumed her holiday

Ask Roe: ‘If this was a romantic, I would have a conversation about it but as it’s with friends, should I let it slide?’

Auto-enrolment is designed to provide better retirement income for around 760,000 workers who are not members of occupational schemes

Some staples have plunged in price across retailers, but Irish shoppers still face high inflation

Irish consumers faced climbing house prices, grocery price inflation and health insurance premiums

The absence of headline items selling at massive discounts might be a reflection of the changing face of discounting in Ireland

Directors of Meadows and Byrne subsidiary warn ‘sourcing and pricing of key inputs’ remain a challenge

The local retailers and multinationals alike who go above and beyond to keep shoppers happy

Wall Street says report, based on data drawn from second half of November skewed by Black Friday discounts, was ‘a mess’

British ambassador in attendance reminded of Irish position on Palestine protesters at final Dáil sitting

Brent crude hits lowest intraday level for six months

Rising retail crime adding to cost base as supermarkets forced to hire security staff

From Raggedy Ann Dolls to Tamagotchis, toy fads have certainly evolved

But not because of anything to do with the US transport secretary’s campaign to civilise air travel

The challenge for the two big parties of Government is how to hold on to – or win back – this vital but disparate middle ground

What is driving the latest tick up in headline inflation here

An extra 500 tickets were printed this year after distressing scenes last December when they initially ran out

Claim by Wall Street portfolio manager that families need $140,000 income to function goes viral

Taoiseach says ‘we will go back and discuss this with the HSE’ but it was never agreed the State should pay

Buyer told to ‘run a mile’ after mechanic uncovers problems with second-hand car that had passed NCT

Renters account for six in 10 people living in enforced deprivation

A cooker from the retailer caused an endless stream of disappointments over many months

Trouble for Simon Harris is that GDP figures don’t tend to cheer you up if you are juggling a long commute, childcare costs and soaring grocery bills

Life in Ireland today looks nothing like it did when benchmark metrics were defined

More than three years of price hikes have left many Irish families worse off by at least €3,500 annually

Christmas time is exceptionally busy for the charity and those staffing its phone lines as people find making ends meet ‘really, really tough’

With headline inflation hovering at 2%, and continuing nerves on tariff impacts, policymakers are expected to hold rates steady

Latest flash estimate puts annualised rate of price growth at 3.2% in November with wider euro zone figure due out on Thuesday

Pricewatch reckons the cost of an Irish Christmas in 2025 will be about €700 more than five years ago

Stop buying gifts for adults and forget matching PJs seem sensible suggestions; pretend it’s not happening and print made-up vouchers, less so

Climate change could make food prices more volatile in the future

Average price increase of 5 per cent but many customers facing much higher rises