Reader ‘met the cold hard corporate face’ of Ryanair during bag check-in experience
Don’t blame our booking system, our app or any ‘confusing correspondence’ for travellers’ experiences, says airline
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Ryanair denies its booking system changes names. This video suggests otherwise
Does Ryanair’s booking system change names? The carrier says no but our readers had different yet uncannily similar experiences
‘Out of sheer desperation I contacted the director’: A widow’s distressing experience with Flogas
Widow says she was repeatedly asked to open a new account and recount her husband’s death before issue was resolved following Pricewatch inquiries
First the Vinted app failed. Then came ‘the most infuriating customer service interaction’
Irish seller says app malfunction and poor customer service left her financially worse off despite evidence parcel had been sent
‘How can An Post be so arrogant?’ The gift that got ‘stuck in Portlaoise’
Mary was close to giving up all hope of receiving the piece of jewellery she bought for her niece
Carmel’s Camino trek goes wrong: A disappearing driver and a €900 taxi ride
Online platform’s policy on refunds and cancellations cause significant stress
Cost of kids: 14 ways having three children can add up to more than €800,000
Our assessent of how much it costs to have a child in Ireland today and rear them until they reach age 21
Counting the eye-watering cost of being single
Census data indicate as many as one in four Irish adults live in single-person households. It’s a high-priced way of life
Ticketmaster tale leaves some concerned
Readers give their own perspective on story: ‘Ireland’s high ticket prices are linked to professional resellers’
Irish Rail staff ‘appeared openly shocked by conditions’ aboard overheating train
‘Passengers became visibly lethargic’ as carriage overheated during record temperatures, a reader says
Revolut sent Elaine’s money to the wrong person, who didn’t return it
Reader says app ignored the recipient saved in her contacts and prompted a random person with the same user name
Sarah shopped for clothes with Sinclair Dublin. It did not end well
Exasperated reader sends us full email exchange she had with ‘Emma’ from online clothing retailer
‘Ticketmaster are refusing to transfer the tickets, paid for by us, to our clients’: A reader looks for advice
A reader contacted us last week with a doozy of a story, having spent months trying to get a relatively simple issue dealt with
Five night stay for under €800 and the joy of a chipper: 18 ways to holiday cheaply in Ireland
You might think ‘Ireland’ and ‘cheap’ in the same sentence is oxymoronic, but we reckon there are still ways to have fun without big costs
Currys attempts to fob off customer with faulty oven to the manufacturer
Debbie’s contract is with Currys and not with the maker of the oven
Unexpected charges and damage claims highlight widespread problems with car hire
Readers’ woes show there can be many bumps on the road for holidaymakers
All attempts to use a Ryanair voucher have failed, says ‘staunch supporter’ of airline
Ray bought €200 gift card as an 18th birthday present for his granddaughter
Have your say: Have you had trouble with holiday car rentals?
The CCPC are urging caution among Irish consumers this summer, with as many as two in five facing car-hire issues abroad in 2025
Couple setting up new home on their ‘disastrous experience’ with Virgin Media
A reader’s husband has a job that requires remote working. Their problems started when they moved to a new-build property
A puffer jacket arrives in the wrong size and colour – and a reader is given the runaround
Pat was very disappointed with a garment bought from Maison-Vaison, then enraged after multiple emails and ultimately being ghosted
Reader caught out by Complete Savings subscription: ‘I never knowingly signed up’
Many people face a charge without being fully aware, but a refund is available
FedEx messing sees woman facing debt collectors
Protracted back and forth over charges for package is a stressful experience
Paula was ‘disappointed with Ireland’s premier airline’ but Aer Lingus followed the rules
Airline says flight cancellation was due to extraordinary circumstances that were outside its control
28 ways to save money on your foreign holiday this summer
You could add hours to your holiday – and your life – by following this advice
The cost of running a home in Ireland: from one cup of tea to a 10-minute shower
Knowing how much it costs to heat the livingroom or have a cup of tea can help keep your spending in check
Ireland’s most complained-about companies: there’s a new top offender
Ryanair is most complained about company in Ireland for 2025, making it to Number 1 after silver and bronze finishes in years before
Reader left baffled by Flogas refund that never arrived
Consumer says he doesn’t understand why Flogas could not credit the refund to his bank account
‘Lovely’ Aer Lingus check-in staff find way around liquid rules in Malaga
Response from Ryanair prompts a reader to get in touch about the way another airline handled a similar situation
An Post customer finds his parcel in green bin after second attempt to send it to France
‘We made a total hames of it’: An Post apologises after two readers reveal their frustrating experiences
20 steps to spring clean your finances
From decluttering your wardrobe to simple and effective energy price switching, here’s how you can give your money a refresh
‘Get to the back of the queue or leave the station’: Train users on Irish Rail inflexibility
Train travellers share experiences of what one describes as a ‘crackdown’ on ticket flexibility
‘I’m losing the will to live’: Eir’s repeated let-downs overwhelm a pensioner customer
Customer in her 70s waited weeks for broadband installation
Woman’s €75 skincare items taken after Ryanair diversion to airport with different liquid rules
A woman spent months chasing a bereavement refund only for the airline to change the rules
‘Disgruntled from Cork’: Train passenger left fuming over the inflexibility of his ticket
Reader told the Irish Rail train host he had missed his train and wanted to catch the next one, but she was having none of it
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