Horse meat scandal extends across EUThe labyrinthine nature of the horse meat scandal was further emphasised over the weekend with the French authorities indicatingâŠMon Feb 11 2013 - 00:00
No comeback for reader's wallet lost in transitYOUR CONSUMER QUERIES ANSWERED: Last October, Barbara, a reader, flew by Aer Lingus to MadridMon Feb 11 2013 - 00:00
My canny Valentine . . . love on the cheapItâs possible to be both loved up and frugalMon Feb 11 2013 - 00:00
Baby Sadie inherits O'Driscoll speedBrian OâDriscoll is famous for his speed on the rugby pitch, and his daughter Sadie showed herself to be no slouch when she wasâŠMon Feb 11 2013 - 00:00
Horse meat probe implicates more countriesThe labyrinthine nature of the horse meat scandal was further emphasised this weekend with the French authorities indicating âŠSun Feb 10 2013 - 00:00
Baby girl for Huberman, O'DriscollIrish rugby star Brian OâDriscoll is likely to be both tired and exhilarated when he lines out against England this afternoonâŠSun Feb 10 2013 - 00:00
Spanish texters paid for appy talkThe notion that you could earn cold hard cash by sending text messages to your mates may seem too good to be true but a SpanishâŠSat Feb 09 2013 - 00:00
No guarantee Findus lasagne safe to eatThe Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has said it cannot rule out the risk that people who ate Findus lasagnes made withâŠSat Feb 09 2013 - 00:00
Findus considers taking legal actionFrozen food company Findus confirmed this evening it was considering legal action after some of its beef products were found âŠSat Feb 09 2013 - 00:00
100,000 motorists may have faulty windscreensAs many as 100,000 Irish motorists could be putting their lives at risk by driving cars with badly fitted windscreens, an OireachtasâŠThu Feb 07 2013 - 00:00
Investigation moves into criminal sphereInvestigations into how horse DNA entered the food chain through beefburgers made at meat processing plants in the Republic changedâŠWed Feb 06 2013 - 00:00
Dear old Dublin getting cheaperNews that Dublin is becoming a cheaper place to live has been welcomed by the city's business community and research showing âŠWed Feb 06 2013 - 00:00
Supermac's confident of beef in its burgersThe results of a second round of tests carried out on Supermacâs beef burgers will be published later this week as the fast-foodâŠWed Feb 06 2013 - 00:00
Paid with a wave: latest card up Visa's sleeveAt last summerâs Olympics, all the bars, restaurants and shops across the sprawling east London complex hosting the games wereâŠMon Feb 04 2013 - 00:00
Disconnect on the line leads to high phone chargesYOUR CONSUMER QUERIES ANSWERED: A reader called Rachel contacted us to see if we could help her with a problem she has been âŠMon Feb 04 2013 - 00:00
Consumers left bewildered by mobile and broadband packagesLarge numbers of Irish consumers are afraid to shop around for better value when it comes to telecommunications while those whoâŠThu Jan 31 2013 - 00:00
VHI prices rise by nearly 70% in two yearsAnalysis: Yesterdayâs price rise is the health insurerâs fifth since January 2011Thu Jan 31 2013 - 00:00
Aldi shoppers 'most loyal' - surveyWhen it entered the Irish market little more than 10 years ago it was considered an oddball outsider which sold unfamiliar brandsâŠTue Jan 29 2013 - 00:00
ComReg moves to counter mobile scamThe communications watchdog moved swiftly yesterday to ensure those behind a scam which targeted tens of thousands of mobile âŠTue Jan 29 2013 - 00:00
Thousands hit by mobile scamThe communications watchdog has moved swiftly to ensure that those behind a scam which targeted tens of thousands of Irish mobileâŠMon Jan 28 2013 - 00:00
AIB says it will increase money for mortgage-lending to âŹ2bnAIB says it plans to double the amount of money it is prepared to lend to would-be homeowners, from âŹ1 billion to âŹ2 billion âŠThu Jan 24 2013 - 00:00
Property prices fell 0.5% in DecemberA tentative recovery in the residential property market has been set back after the Central Statistics Office (CSO) reported âŠWed Jan 23 2013 - 00:00
Price deal could still deliver new CF drugThe last decade has seen huge advances in medicine and illnesses which once had a poor prognosis can be treated with highly evolvedâŠTue Jan 22 2013 - 00:00
Irish house prices fall even furtherHouse prices nationally fell by 0.5 per cent in December and 4Tue Jan 22 2013 - 00:00
KBC hikes mortgage interest ratesTens of thousands of mortgage holders with KBC will have to find more than âŹ300 extra this year to cover the cost of their homeâŠMon Jan 21 2013 - 00:00
What's really in your burger?Anyone who thinks that prime cuts of beef are lovingly minced, seasoned, shaped into burgers and frozen before being sold forâŠThu Jan 17 2013 - 00:00
Taoiseach wants toxic bank pledge honouredTaoiseach Enda Kenny has told the European Parliament in Strasbourg that last summerâs commitment by European leaders âto severâŠThu Jan 17 2013 - 00:00
Cyprus president says small state in economic crisis can lead EU wellIn an upbeat assessment that will be welcomed by Enda Kenny as he prepares to address the European Parliament today, Cypriot âŠWed Jan 16 2013 - 00:00
Bank debt deal 'must be honoured'Taoiseach Enda Kenny has told the European Parliament in Strasbourg that last summerâs commitment by European leaders âto severâŠWed Jan 16 2013 - 00:00
Repossession of a home is not always a bad thingAnalysis: Last October at the Irish Banking Federation conference, the Central Bankâs head of banking supervision Fiona MuldoonâŠTue Jan 15 2013 - 00:00
Fears for 300 jobs as HMV collapsesThousands of consumers have been left holding worthless HMV gift vouchers after the company, which has 16 stores in the RepublicâŠTue Jan 15 2013 - 00:00
Cyprus tenure shows Irish the wayCypriot president Demetris Christofias has insisted a small country facing a serious economic crisis can head up the EuropeanâŠTue Jan 15 2013 - 00:00
EU to send army trainers to MaliThe European Union is to priortise plans for a military training mission in Mali to help the government there combat IslamistâŠTue Jan 15 2013 - 00:00
Greyhound waste collection leaves a trail of angerYOUR CONSUMER QUERIES ANSWERED: We have been getting a lot of complaints about Greyhound waste collection in recent weeks.Mon Jan 14 2013 - 00:00
How to keep slim now the wallet's not so fatApart from South African holiday homes, pre-Christmas shopping trips to New York, brand new Mercs and Johnny Ronan there are âŠMon Jan 14 2013 - 00:00
Predictions not too far off the wallQ: Who is right about the property market â Fitch or the Irish optimists?Sat Jan 12 2013 - 00:00
RTĂ man's blushes a 'hazard of trade'RTĂ newsreader Aengus MacGrianna's latest star turn as an unwitting internet sensation was "simply one of the hazards of the âŠThu Jan 10 2013 - 00:00
Milking the Tricolour to boost sales in supermarketsYOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED: There isnât a supermarket in Ireland which doesnât boast about its Irishness and its commitment to âŠMon Jan 07 2013 - 00:00
Met Ăireann brands prediction of summer scorcher as 'ridiculous'Met Ăireann has rained on the parade of a forecaster who is predicting a summer scorcher for Ireland, branding his claims as ââŠThu Jan 03 2013 - 00:00
Promise of summer sun 'ridiculous'Met Ăireann has rained on the parade of a forecaster who is predicting a summer scorcher for Ireland, branding his claims as 'âŠWed Jan 02 2013 - 00:00
When premium rate texts won't go awayPatrick Rowley-Brooke contacted us with âa cautionary taleâ that has cost him almost âŹ137.Mon Dec 31 2012 - 00:00
Make your money stretch until paydayWhen TS Elliot described April as the âcruellest monthâ in his epic poem The Wasteland he clearly hadnât just wasted the gutsâŠMon Dec 31 2012 - 00:00
Hogan welcomes 70% compliance rate in payment of household chargeThe Minister for the Environment has heralded the success of the household charge while admitting 300,000 houseowners have yetâŠFri Dec 28 2012 - 00:00
Bogus texts break EU law with claims to offer array of prizesThousands of mobile phone users in Ireland, across all the major networks, have been inundated with bogus text messages from âŠFri Dec 28 2012 - 00:00
Free Apple spam targets thousandsThousands of Irish mobile phone users across all the major networks have been inundated with bogus text messages from US numbersâŠThu Dec 27 2012 - 00:00
Directors must be 'accountable'The public interest directors on the boards of State-backed banks must be made for accountable for the work they do on behalfâŠFri Dec 21 2012 - 00:00
Some debtors must be 'absolved', says HowlinIrish banks will have to offer debt forgiveness to people who are not able to service their loans, Minister for Public ExpenditureâŠMon Dec 17 2012 - 00:00
