Paying by instalments is a poor alternativeMany businesses – and the tax man – charge a significant premium if you spread your payments out over the course of a yearMon Apr 29 2013 - 07:00
The other side of the loyalty card: why retailers track your every purchaseSupermarkets use loyalty cards to find out things specific to each shopperMon Apr 29 2013 - 06:00
Smart moves mean our work is never doneA majority of adults now have smartphonesTue Apr 23 2013 - 05:00
Reader claims something rotten in Easter egg sagaYou consumer queries answeredMon Apr 22 2013 - 07:00
One movie streaming service to rule them all?UltraViolet has jumped into the digital entertainment arena, challenging Netflix’s dominance in Ireland, but will Irish viewers bask in its rays?Mon Apr 22 2013 - 07:00
In praise of: Joe BrollyThe former Derry footballer and acerbic GAA pundit has shown himself to have a heart of goldSat Apr 20 2013 - 06:00
No Arts Festival parade for Galway this yearRow over funding means Macnas won’t take to the city’s streets this summerFri Apr 19 2013 - 11:48
Insolvency arrangements ‘hugely positive’ for distressed borrowers, ISI head claimsFri Apr 19 2013 - 07:00
Shatter welcomes prospect of ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ for debtorsMinister for Justice says service will facilitate only those genuinely unable to service debtsFri Apr 19 2013 - 06:00
Shatter says insolvency deals may lead to debt forgivenessMinister expects banks to enage with borrowers struggling to pay mortgagesFri Apr 19 2013 - 06:00
New insolvency rules to allow €899 monthly spend for debtorsSingle adult will be permitted €247 for food and and €35.73 for clothes per monthThu Apr 18 2013 - 14:35
Your consumer queries answeredAn eggsellent finish to a troubling chocolate storyMon Apr 15 2013 - 07:00
Better at complaining . . . worse at switchingResearch reveals that while satisfaction with products and services has increased, we are less willing to switch utility provider or retailerMon Apr 15 2013 - 05:00
Call for overhaul of examinership for SMEsLobby group cites 50% loan impairment and warns of further mortgage arrears issueSun Apr 14 2013 - 18:06
Totting up the true cost of living will be key to whether insolvency programme worksThe authorities are working out how much money is needed to liveSat Apr 13 2013 - 07:00
Central Bank moves to allay fears over tracker mortgagesCode of conduct intended to help avoid home repossessions, bank's consumer chief insistsFri Apr 12 2013 - 12:03
Airline introduces charges based on people’s weightNo, it’s not April Fool's Day... Samoa Air is really planning to charge heavier folk moreTue Apr 02 2013 - 18:37
Aldi and Lidl combined have 12.6% of grocery marketGrowth at Dunnes and Tesco still stalledTue Apr 02 2013 - 05:00
Maddening mixed messages from customer serviceReader dismayed at shop's reaction to problem with bill-pay mobile phone's screeMon Apr 01 2013 - 12:00
Get back to basics with a financial spring cleanThe turn of the year is a time when resolutions, financial and health, are made – and now is the time of year when most of them are brokenMon Apr 01 2013 - 12:00
Department of Justice tries to allay insolvency fearsIncome guide is draft only and will change, says spokeswomanMon Apr 01 2013 - 06:00
Leaks over insolvency plans causing fear among distressed borrowers, says FFEnda Kenny says controversial guidelines indicative and not bindingMon Apr 01 2013 - 05:10
Absence of insolvency referee is major flaw in systemUnless the Government is particularly anxious to see its support collapse, it will not countenance these prescriptive and restrictive guidelinesMon Apr 01 2013 - 05:01
Poots causes outrage over Easter Rising digNI’s minister for trolling sees Twitter timeline swamped after Easter messageSun Mar 31 2013 - 16:34
Draconian income guidelines scaring people, Opposition saysSeries of leaks detailing how little money people will be allowed to live on if they enter a personal insolvency arrangement is causing fear among many distressed borrowersSun Mar 31 2013 - 15:29
Beer and banter on tap for ‘railway stations of the cross’Good Friday evaders buy a ticket to nowhere and avail of Connolly’s alcohol permitSat Mar 30 2013 - 06:00
Consumer agency pulls drug price survey over errorsWatchdog blames pharmacists for mistakes in reportSat Mar 30 2013 - 06:00
One stop ancestry shop opens for businessGenealogy portal aims to make it easier to find out who you are - and where you came fromTue Mar 26 2013 - 20:01
Large discrepancies found in drug pricesConsumers charged three times more for same product in some cases, survey findsMon Mar 25 2013 - 17:16
Drug price differential is not a surpriseConsumer agency should also examine issue of drug costs in other countriesMon Mar 25 2013 - 15:17
Weave yourself a money-saving webThe web has changed the world in countless ways. It has also made it easier to save money. Here are 10 of the best sites to help you cut costsMon Mar 25 2013 - 06:18
Keys, pleaseBanks are preparing for thousands of repossessions this year, targeting tracker mortgages and homes in positive equity. Will it be fair, and will the country end up better off?Sat Mar 23 2013 - 06:00
MABS says people will not be forced to give up cars or insuranceFlexibility will have to be shown when insolvency arrangements are being drawn upThu Mar 21 2013 - 19:01
Mortgage arrears: your questions answeredWhat new proposals are on the table for tackling the mortgage crisis?Thu Mar 14 2013 - 06:00
Feeling undervalued by the property price estimates? What next?Many homeowners at the higher end of the market will have been pleasantly surprised by Revenue valuations issued this week for the property tax. But what should you do if you feel your house is worth more than the estimate?Thu Mar 14 2013 - 00:00
Supermarket sweep: a shopping challengeLast week we held a mirror in front of the State’s seven main supermarkets to see which was the fairest of them allMon Mar 11 2013 - 12:00
Famine Lumpers on the menu and in shopsThe Irish Lumper was on the menu at the Boxty House in Dublin’s Temple Bar yesterday afternoon and restaurant owner Padraic Gallagher…Fri Mar 08 2013 - 00:00
Revenue to have access to salaries and bank accounts of defaulters on new taxThe power of the Revenue Commissioners to collect taxes will be used to full effect to ensure there is close to full compliance…Thu Mar 07 2013 - 00:00
Homeowners' guide to calculating and paying the new taxQ&A: Next week letters will arrive on how to pay the property tax. Need some help?Thu Mar 07 2013 - 00:00
Irish tests find no more cases of equine DNAThere was encouraging news for Irish food producers embroiled in the horse meat scandal yesterday with the latest round of DNA…Tue Mar 05 2013 - 00:00
'Off the Ball' team leaves Newstalk pitch after row with managementIt’s a case of a team taking their ball and departingTue Mar 05 2013 - 00:00
Frozen burger sales in Republic fall by 42%Sales of frozen burgers in Irish supermarkets have collapsed in recent weeks as shoppers have turned their backs on the products…Tue Mar 05 2013 - 00:00
Supermarket is out of tune with its music-voucher serviceREADERS' QUERIES ANSWERED: Margaret MacCann wrote to us about Tesco’s “policy” on iTunes vouchers.Mon Mar 04 2013 - 00:00
Burger sales plummet after scandalSales of frozen burgers in Irish supermarkets have collapsed in recent weeks as shoppers have turned their backs on the products…Mon Mar 04 2013 - 00:00
Interest in urban properties at auctionThe two-tiered property market that is developing in the Republic was emphasised for the second time in two days yesterday with…Sat Mar 02 2013 - 00:00
