'Package Rule' is a taxing issueYou spot the prices, we ask the questions: Last week we carried a piece on the Vat rate imposed on magazines which routinely…Fri Mar 10 2006 - 00:00
Horrible tax on magazine 'free' giftsYou spot the prices, we ask the questions: PriceWatch reader Angela King was prompted to get in touch after being astounded …Sat Mar 04 2006 - 00:00
Horrible tax on magazine 'free' giftsYou spot the prices, we ask the questions: PriceWatch reader Angela King was prompted to get in touch after being astounded …Fri Mar 03 2006 - 00:00
Penalising holidaymakers for World Cup failureYou spot the prices, we ask the questionsFri Jan 27 2006 - 00:00
Crackers take the biscuitPricewatch : You spot the prices, we ask the questionsFri Dec 30 2005 - 00:00
Sales patter: know your rightsWhile you're busy losing the run of yourself and your credit card in next week's sales it might be comforting to know that at…Sat Dec 24 2005 - 00:00
Taxi drivers playing a waiting gamePrice Watch/ You spot the prices, we ask the questions: Last week a reader complained about being charged an extra euro by a…Fri Dec 23 2005 - 00:00
Lobby groups give mixed reaction to BudgetReaction from lobby groups the Minister for Finance Brian Cowen's second budget has been predictably mixedWed Dec 07 2005 - 00:00
Big bucks for your coffeePriceWatch: There were queues out the door when Starbucks opened its first outlet in Dublin city recently but at least one patron…Fri Dec 02 2005 - 00:00
Crossing the continent is a costly businessPriceWatch: The higher cost of clothes in chain stores in Ireland when compared with identical items in the stores across Europe…Fri Nov 25 2005 - 00:00
Adding insult to automotive injuryPricewatch: You spot the prices, we ask the questionsFri Nov 18 2005 - 00:00
IMO accuses Harney of electioneering over GP price listsSurgery visits: The Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) has accused the Minister for Health Mary Harney of demonising GPs over …Tue Nov 01 2005 - 00:00
Journalist released unharmed in BaghdadThe Irish reporter Rory Carroll has been released unharmed in Baghdad after being kidnapped in Sadr City yesterday afternoonThu Oct 20 2005 - 01:00
Irish journalist feared kidnapped in BaghdadIrishman Rory Carroll, the Baghdad correspondent of the Guardian is missing believed kidnapped in the Iraqi capital, the newspaper…Wed Oct 19 2005 - 01:00
Is the cost of a Cork trip going off the rails?Price Watch Conor Pope: A Dublin-based reader contacted us to complain about what she describes as a "mean" discount offered…Fri Oct 14 2005 - 01:00
Flower deliveriesValue4Money: The sending of flowers, be it as a romantic or congratulatory gesture, or an extension of sympathy, is an act shrouded…Fri Sept 16 2005 - 01:00
Western Union causes an angry exchangePrice Watch/You spot the prices, we ask the questions: This summer Mary Dunne completed a money transfer using Western Union…Fri Sept 16 2005 - 01:00
Government stands by growth prediction of 5%The Government has said the economy will grow by around 5 per cent this year despite expectations the forecasts in the mid-year…Thu Aug 18 2005 - 01:00
Rip-off Ireland? Visitors' ViewsDoes Ireland deserve its rip-off reputation? Every Friday in August, Pricewatch asks visitors what they find cheapest and most…Fri Aug 12 2005 - 01:00
Taking more than its toll?PriceWatch: Eazy Pass, the electronic toll payment facility operating at the country's three toll plazas, has attracted the …Fri Jul 29 2005 - 01:00
VHI says its future at risk without risk equalisationVHI Healthcare said today that its future was at serious risk because of the absence of risk equalisation in the health insurance…Tue Jul 26 2005 - 01:00
Spot the difference in travel insurance dealsPriceWatch: You spot the prices, we ask the questions.Fri Jun 24 2005 - 01:00
Lukewarm response to charging for hot waterPricewatch: Charging for hot water may seem like a fairly absurd notion but it is common practice on Iarnród Éireann, one PriceWatch…Fri Jun 10 2005 - 01:00
Flashback to prices on Tayto packsPriceWatch: You spot the prices, we ask the questions.Fri Jun 03 2005 - 01:00
Man took cab to attempted raid on Dublin bankAn armed man who tried to rob a Dublin city centre bank this afternoon arrived by taxi and asked the unsuspecting driver to wait…Thu May 19 2005 - 01:00
Man took cab to attempted raid on Dublin bankAn armed man who tried to rob a Dublin city centre bank this afternoon arrived by taxi and asked the unsuspecting driver to wait…Thu May 19 2005 - 01:00
Tears and cheers as fortunes diverge across NorthAn emotional David Trimble has this evening spoken of his pride at representing Upper Bann as an MP in the House of Commons and…Fri May 06 2005 - 01:00
Are euro conversions going out of fashion?PriceWatch: You spot the prices, we ask the questions.Fri Apr 15 2005 - 01:00
McAleese mourns death of 'pillar of the modern world'The President, Mary McAleese has described Pope John Paul II as a "pillar of the modern world" and said that while "his extraordinary…Sun Apr 03 2005 - 01:00
Taoiseach expresses sorrow at Pope's passingThe Taoiseach Bertie Ahern said he had learned of the death of Pope John Paul II with "great sorrow" and expressed his certainty…Sun Apr 03 2005 - 01:00
Taoiseach expresses sorrow at Pope's passingThe Taoiseach Bertie Ahern said he had learned of the death of Pope John Paul II with "great sorrow" and expressed his certainty…Sat Apr 02 2005 - 01:00
McAleese mourns death of 'pillar of the modern world'The President, Mary McAleese has described Pope John Paul II as a "pillar of the modern world" and said that while "his extraordinary…Sat Apr 02 2005 - 01:00
Holiday costs are all about timingPriceWatch: Michael Cregan from Limerick recently booked a golfing holiday for himself and his wife to Gran Canaria through …Fri Mar 04 2005 - 00:00
Watch your money go up in smokeOne PriceWatch reader who decided to give up cigarettes in the new year with the aid of nicotine patches has been in touch to…Fri Feb 25 2005 - 00:00
Keep an eye out for contact lenses onlinePricewatch: Ciaran Hedderly from Galway got in touch to alert readers who use disposable contact lenses to a potentially major…Fri Feb 18 2005 - 00:00
A rose by any other name ... might cost lessA number of PriceWatch readers have been wondering about the price of roses, having noticed they increase dramatically at this…Fri Feb 11 2005 - 00:00
The price of books and a Palin comparisonYou spot the prices, we ask the questionsFri Jan 28 2005 - 00:00
The business of magazine pricesPriceWatch : You spot the prices, we ask the questions.Fri Jan 21 2005 - 00:00
No reports of Irish casulties as Ahern pledges €1 million in aidThe Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Dermot Ahern has this afternoon expressed his shock and concern at the devastating effects…Sun Dec 26 2004 - 00:00
Internet usage continues to rise in RepublicInternet usage in the Republic continued to rise throughout the year although the rate of growth remains significantly slower…Tue Dec 21 2004 - 00:00
