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Sign up to deal sites serving your holiday destination six weeks or so before you travel Cutting the cost of your summer holidays

If you want to save money, travel midweek, don’t hire a car, buy local deals in advance and plan ahead

Aer Lingus only accept one voucher per transaction Aer Lingus vouchers fail to fly for honeymoon couple

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A nice little nest egg or a fowl way to save money

Is counting your chickens compatible with counting your pennies or is the hen run a road to ruin? Jill Nesbitt reports

UCD vets set debt collector on client in dispute over bill

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A Dublin reader was left empty-handed when he tried to redeem a voucher for jewellery bought on the Living Social site Pricewatch: Readers’ queries

Conor Pope answers your consumer questions

If you can afford to pay your motor tax in one go you will save yourself over 10 per cent Paying by instalments is a poor alternative

Many businesses – and the tax man – charge a significant premium if you spread your payments out over the course of a year

Reader claims something rotten in Easter egg saga

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Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the first Irish DVD release to carry the UltraViolet code 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?

Better at complaining . . . worse at switching

Research reveals that while satisfaction with products and services has increased, we are less willing to switch utility provider or retailer

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Sign up to deal sites serving your holiday destination six weeks or so before you travel Cutting the cost of your summer holidays
Aer Lingus only accept one voucher per transaction Aer Lingus vouchers fail to fly for honeymoon couple
A nice little nest egg or a fowl way to save money
UCD vets set debt collector on client in dispute over bill
A Dublin reader was left empty-handed when he tried to redeem a voucher for jewellery bought on the Living Social site Pricewatch: Readers’ queries

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