Web shopping a threat to Irish retail sector, industry body warnsMuch revenue from major sales events going to UK-based traders, Retail Ireland saysMon Feb 05 2018 - 05:00
Couple receive surprise €36,000 tracker compensationThe mortgage-holders were unaware they had been affected by overcharging scandalMon Feb 05 2018 - 02:00
Dental floss harps? What class of madness are these?Pricewatch opens wide for the best value in tooth floss, sticks and brushesMon Feb 05 2018 - 01:00
Commemorative coins face Central Bank crackdownBank to act amid concerns over private firms selling medals marking historic eventsMon Feb 05 2018 - 01:00
Targeted ads: Is social media spying on us?Pricewatch: Conspiracy theories abound but the truth is probably more prosaicMon Feb 05 2018 - 00:00
Ryanair seating policy under spotlight again as UK authorities investigateBritish authorities examine if Ryanair deliberately splitting up groupsSun Feb 04 2018 - 13:29
From a brown trout to Rory McIlroy’s wedding: the saving of Ashford CastleFor years, Ashford Castle was in the doldrums – but a €75 million refit has put it back on the map, and it has been winning international acclaim and awards ever sinceSat Feb 03 2018 - 06:00
Cheers! A little wine ‘cleans the mind’, researchers findNew study reports low levels of alcohol flush out brain toxins, including those associated with Alzheimer’sFri Feb 02 2018 - 13:58
New guide aims to help borrowers in mortgage distressAuthors say document can also be used by anyone forced off a tracker mortgage or given incorrect interest calculationsThu Feb 01 2018 - 07:34
Conor Pope: Time versus distance is tricky when you have Cabra fluAfter my first attempt to run without a warm-up routine, I was laid low for daysWed Jan 31 2018 - 05:01
Public views sought for new residential care guidelinesCCPC wants submissions from older people in long-term residential care, their families or representativesTue Jan 30 2018 - 10:46
Consumers warned they cannot rely on food intolerance test kitsAuthority says there is no single test to diagnose food intoleranceMon Jan 29 2018 - 13:25
Aneta at the till in Lidl used her card to pay for my shoppingPricewatch reader tells of excellent customer service in LidlMon Jan 29 2018 - 09:23
A bad experience with Littlewoods and an elusive call from the ‘specialist’ teamDebbie Murphy’s problems started when she ordered two grey headboardsMon Jan 29 2018 - 09:18
Reader appalled by Ikea’s ‘lack of empathy and shambolic customer service’On hold for 52 minutes pursuing missing Ikea sofa bedMon Jan 29 2018 - 09:07
The case of the bank and the death certificate that keeps disappearingReader query: Conor Pope assists readers with their consumer problems and praises LidlMon Jan 29 2018 - 00:00
Want your flight upgraded? Follow these nine tipsWithout paying through the nose, can you escape cramped seats, bad food and wailing babies?Fri Jan 26 2018 - 10:48
The Pricewatch guide to keeping customers happySome top tips to help businesses stay off our pagesMon Jan 22 2018 - 00:00
Conor Pope's guide on how to save hundreds on your health insurancePricewatch: Overpaying, finding the right plans, and the fear of switching insurers...Mon Jan 15 2018 - 00:00
Conor Pope: the running mistake I won’t be making againLearning the hard way: there is a reason experts tell you to warm up before joggingTue Jan 09 2018 - 08:04
17 tips to avoid wasting cash when you are feeling the January pinchPricewatch: Pay day is a long way off so it's time to make you a more savvy spenderMon Jan 08 2018 - 00:00
10 ways Irish consumer behaviour has changed since 2008The Crash – 10 years on: habits have been transformed, from switching providers to buying own-brand to shopping onlineSat Jan 06 2018 - 06:00
Ryanair buffeted by turbulence in a year of cancellations chaos‘Cock-ups’ and staff revolt put Michael O’Leary under unprecedented pressureWed Dec 27 2017 - 04:22
Scale of tracker mortgage ‘rip-off’ comes into viewNews review of the year 2017: Many still await redress after almost 34,000 overchargedWed Dec 27 2017 - 03:42
Find the best Christmas crackers, stuffing, cranberry sauce and piesSort the crackers from the turkeys with this review of seasonal supermarket trimmingsMon Dec 18 2017 - 00:00
Ryanair strike Q&A: When will I know if my flight is affected?If your flight is cancelled you must be offered a refund or a seat on the next available flightTue Dec 12 2017 - 16:27
Dublin traffic chaos on first weekday of new LuasMalfunctioning traffic lights contribute to city-wide gridlock during morning rush hourTue Dec 12 2017 - 05:00
Earlier gridlock with Luas Cross City eases for evening rush-hour trafficCommuters frustrated as congestion causes early morning delays in Dublin city centreMon Dec 11 2017 - 18:19
Gift vouchers: the gift that keeps on taking awayPricewatch: We are being fleeced by unregulated, restrictive vouchers – when will it end?Mon Dec 11 2017 - 00:00
Rehab scraps scratchcards that helped tarnish its reputationCharity says lottery was losing money. Radio bingo also ends at 12 stationsSun Dec 10 2017 - 19:07
Five ways to make your Secret Santa a successAvoid tears with our tips on secret gift-givingSun Dec 10 2017 - 06:00
The average person checks their phone 57 times a day. Not meConor Pope tracks his smartphone usage for 24 hours to find out how he measures upSat Dec 09 2017 - 06:00
Reader calls herself ‘a plagued Eir customer’ - she’s not exaggeratingReader Query: Her Eir broadband was useless so she tried to cancel - then the real frustration beganThu Dec 07 2017 - 16:20
98% of adults now have mobile phones, new research findsJust 62 per cent of people living in very rural areas happy with coverageWed Dec 06 2017 - 17:30
Irish people check smartphones 57 times a day on averageJust under third of users look at devices when crossing road, Deloitte survey findsTue Dec 05 2017 - 01:00
Meet Cozmo – the little robot with a big, smug personalityOnce you’re beaten, this toy can sing in a way best described as irritatingly triumphalistMon Dec 04 2017 - 17:17
Kris Kindle: Conor Pope's top ideas for under €50Where to shop to raise your Secret Santa game and presents that are best avoidedMon Dec 04 2017 - 06:30
Customers feel short-changed by Viagogo’s hidden chargesPricewatch: Three purchasers forced to pay ‘booking fee’ of more than €100Mon Dec 04 2017 - 05:00
Irish shoppers expected to spend more this ChristmasRising wages and falling prices may lead to average monthly spend of more than €2,500Mon Dec 04 2017 - 01:38
Anti-abortion advocates at RDS: ‘Never right to take human life’‘It is the most reasonable and rational thing in the world to respect the life of the unborn’Sun Dec 03 2017 - 20:54
Oireachtas committee criticised at anti-abortion conventionOne speaker in RDS suggests British model would be replicated in IrelandSun Dec 03 2017 - 20:31
€5.8 million Lotto winner will cook Christmas dinner as normalAfter windfall, Limerick winner promises to keep working but looks forward to some sunFri Dec 01 2017 - 17:59
What’s Ireland’s favourite Christmas song, we wondered. So we asked you . . .Almost 3,000 people on Twitter returned a clear winner from a four-strong shortistFri Dec 01 2017 - 13:56
Kellogg’s to cut down on sugar habit in children’s cerealSugar levels to be cut in popular kid’s cereals Coco Pops and Rice Krispies by up to 40%Thu Nov 30 2017 - 00:01
Hogan calls for EU states to have more say in use of farm fundingEuropean Commission document looks to provide more equitable support for farmersWed Nov 29 2017 - 21:59
Irish electricity bills rated as fourth most expensive in EUSix of nine providers in State have announced price increases recentlyWed Nov 29 2017 - 17:13
Just another Cyber Monday: shop smart and beware of scamsDo your research and don’t get carried away. Many ‘bargains’ are not what they appearMon Nov 27 2017 - 00:00
Online retail giants creating costly waste, says RepakLikes of Amazon paying nothing towards recycling of wrapping waste, says State bodyThu Nov 23 2017 - 18:50
Looking at longer periods of retirementCan retirement turn into an extended holiday when you are still full of vigour?Thu Nov 23 2017 - 00:00
Black Friday: Conor Pope’s list of the best bargainsBlack Friday – or an extended discount period around it – has been embraced in IrelandWed Nov 22 2017 - 15:51
