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Ditch the bottled water at home, declutter your wardrobe and set yourself a financial goal

From uproar over Taylor Swift and Oasis tickets, to the nonexistent Halloween parade on O’Connell Street, 2024 was far from a quiet year

Winter sales are a great chance to bag high-quality bargains that last for years, experts say

How to understand the legislation around sales prices, your refund rights and five mistakes to avoid in winter sales

Businesses get a bit of a bashing during the year but these stories show that sometimes they can give the gift of a good outcome

Follow our expert advice and reader tips, and take the stress and expense out of the next few days

Frances Maguire was left out of pocket after the airline failed to address the issue – until Pricewatch intervened and prompted a refund

‘I find it crazy that they are able to get away with doing what they do’ says a reader who inadvertently signed up to a subscription when buying tickets online

Management of broadband during a house move causes undue stress, while a tiny debt for a service not received boggles the mind

Funds from a customer’s subsidiary account rather than main account used to cover card transactions

More than a third of Irish consumers will hunt for bargains today, spending over €300 on average – but watch out for scams

People who have poured their heart and soul into setting up successful food businesses are finding the going is only getting tougher

Irish restaurateurs face the hardest of times as the soaring cost of ingredients adds to an already challenging climate

Family trip to Belfast tarnished after paying a premium, only to be told when they got on board that there was no first class and no catering

Fees charged to change flights during the airline’s pilots’ strike took months to be reimbursed

Reader has endless stream of problems since ordering an iPhone 13 Pro last March

The hospitality sector is going through a rough time but some establishments are continuing to offer value for money

Hotel and restaurant owners owners blame the energy crisis, VAT and labour costs

Warranties are not straightforward and are rarely as good as they seem

The cost of a typical Irish Christmas for a family of five comes in at an eye-watering figure

The couple didn’t have travel insurance, as they always left organising this until a couple of days before departure

Car insurance company said ‘that because my mother is dead my father could no longer benefit from its policy of reductions for spouses’

Emirates declined to issue boarding passes to couple on €6.5k trip due to what reader says is a ‘minor imperfection’

Some people have been giving monthly sums of €15 to Complete Savings and getting nothing in return

Tenth annual Amárach Research assessment shows scores of key customer-facing companies should take a leaf out of the credit unions’ book

Pricewatch Extra: Reader who cancelled a holiday due to a family tragedy finds her insurance company pointing to a common get-out clause

Dealing with policyholders and claims no longer appears to be top of the corporate agenda

Online fraud is often met with victim blaming by the bank, but not in this fortunate reader’s case

Pricewatch Extra: Reader and her husband endure miserable trip, but who was to blame?

'My wife was standing at the desk with her mother’s urn in her arms pleading for some consideration to be shown given the circumstances. In the end, we had no choice but to pay'

It took repeated unanswered emails and phone calls and a visit to Allianz’s Dublin office for our reader to get the use of his car again

A reader’s belief he is entitled to some class of receipt is just one example of consumers believing they have rights they do not have

Pricewatch has been counting the pennies on your behalf for two decades. Here’s what we’ve learned

‘During the day, it will work and stay working ... until around 8pm. After that zilch,’ writes Peter from Greystones

Some mobile broadband packages are likely to increase by more than 5 per cent next year too

Changing booking for four-day stay on Fuerteventura turns into a nightmare

Rebuilding costs have spiralled in recent years, which means a huge number of Irish homes are now underinsured and yours could be among them

Ireland is already feeling the adverse effects of climate change, says a new report, but there are still ways we can be part of the solution

Everything you need to know about budgeting and being clever with cash for the next stage of your life — the third-level years

Pricewatch: ‘What value or tailored cover do insurance companies really offer people in their 80s and onwards?’