The Irish Times

How to find a bargain flight amid rising fuel costs

Fuel accounts for around 30% of the cost of a plane ticket – a figure that is set to increase

Fri Mar 25 2022 - 06:00

Prepare for ‘new normal’ of paying subscriptions for optional extras

BMW preparing its cars for post-purchase equipment payments

Wed Jul 15 2020 - 07:25

Petrol stations taking ‘inordinate’ amount of time to lower prices, says consumer group

Petrol groups warn of a ‘significant lag’ before pump prices reflect crude oil price drop

Mon Mar 09 2020 - 21:34

Dáil committee to investigate insurance ‘price discrimination’

Companies are giving existing customers inflated renewal prices, says Pearse Doherty

Fri Sept 27 2019 - 13:32

Visa tight-lipped on compensation for card users

Outage on Friday caused havoc across Ireland and Europe for shoppers and businesses

Mon Jun 04 2018 - 16:17

Event organisers looking at ‘legal’ issues after Lance Armstrong withdrawal

Consumer organisation says disgruntled ticket holders have strong case for refund

Fri Oct 21 2016 - 14:55

Weaker sterling will make cross-Border shopping attractive

Prices of UK retail products may become cheaper

Fri Jun 24 2016 - 16:12

Banking withdrawal restrictions may ‘create new targets for burglars’

Age Action has accused Bank of Ireland of ignoring the needs of its older customers

Wed Nov 04 2015 - 12:20

The sharp and the toothless: weighing up the consumer watchdogs

Who should you call when things go wrong, and how likely is it that they will be able to intervene?

Mon Aug 10 2015 - 01:00

Clerys still selling vouchers on website despite closure

Department store’s website allows purchase of gift cards that will not be honoured

Mon Jun 15 2015 - 07:58

Eddie Hobbs: a salesman who’s best at selling himself

Since ‘Rip-off Republic’, his popularity has waned but he keeps a foot in both camps

Sat Jan 03 2015 - 09:08

TDs and Senators investigate ‘fuel stretching’

Oireachtas Committee on Transport hears cars have been lost to contaminated fuel

Wed Dec 03 2014 - 15:03

One-second directory enquiry call costs as much as €5.58

Survey finds thata 10-minute call can cost as much as €30.69

Tue Sept 09 2014 - 08:45

Garth Brooks Q&A

What are your rights if you bought tickets for the cancelled Garth Brooks concerts?

Wed Jul 09 2014 - 01:00

Consumer rights and the Garth Brooks concerts

Some 160,000 fans purchased not only tickets but many booked hotels and flights for the July concerts

Thu Jul 03 2014 - 15:45

Irish Rail sharply criticised in Seanad for online booking scheme

Website signing up people for further payments in next fare discount

Fri Apr 04 2014 - 01:00

Your business and the deadline extension

Businesses advised to continue working towards February 1st SEPA deadline

Fri Jan 24 2014 - 01:00

Social media ‘the next frontier’ in shopping

Technology leading to tipping point in shopper behaviour

Tue Aug 20 2013 - 01:00

Honey, they’ve shrunk the goods – but not the price

Hundreds of common grocery products have become smaller, a move consumer experts say are price increases by stealth and deception

Mon Jul 29 2013 - 01:00

Shatter limits Government discretion in nominations to new legal regulator

Far-reaching Bill to go to committee on Wednesday

Sat Jul 13 2013 - 01:00

Regulation of supermarket prices urged

Retail multiples must do their bit to help economy and halt poverty, Dáil told

Thu Apr 25 2013 - 22:45

Large discrepancies found in drug prices

Consumers charged three times more for same product in some cases, survey finds

Mon Mar 25 2013 - 17:16