Conor Pope

Conor Pope

Consumer Affairs Correspondent

Conor Pope is Consumer Affairs Correspondent, Pricewatch Editor

Bank of Ireland has warned customers of spike in text scams. Here’s what to look out for

Fraudsters posing as bank staff use fake transaction alerts to trick victims into transferring money

Older customers targeted as health insurers cut cover despite 11% rise in premiums - watchdog

Health Insurance Authority says reductions in orthopaedic cover will hit old patients needing hip and knee surgery more

Grocery inflation dips to 5.5% as summer spending starts in earnest

Inflation rate is slowest since last summer with demand jumping for ice cream, antipasti and sun care products

Tenerife wedding planner that closed suddenly says those chasing money are ‘wasting’ their time

Co-owner of Weddings in Tenerife urges people not to ‘keep chasing this like it was a crime’

Aer Lingus updates warnings over mobile phone power banks on planes

US data from 37 different airlines show two flights a week had issues with overheating batteries

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

Baking with the professionals at TU Dublin’s university-level pastry masterclass

Taking a university-level pastry masterclass was as difficult as our baking-averse correspondent expected it to be

Women’s mini marathon: ‘Until you’re on the start line, you can’t grasp the magic of it’

Thousands gather to run and raise money for favourite good causes on streets of Dublin

Coronas’ Limerick concert called off after guitarist falls ill on stage

Dublin outfit had been due to play King John’s Castle on Friday night

Bullfinch recovered in operation targeting ‘nasty world’ of bird trapping

Enduring problem in Ireland often goes under the radar and can prove fatal to animals, says BirdWatch Ireland

Irish bride-to-be expresses anger and heartbreak at loss of money paid for wedding in Tenerife

Weddings in Tenerife informed couples last week that the business was insolvent and would not be able to proceed with events

Energy price hikes of 8% for 1.1 million Irish homes

Electric Ireland also announced a 7.7% rise in the cost of domestic gas

The US ‌and Iran have reached a deal, but Trump needs to sign up - report

Donald Trump threatens to ‘blow up’ Oman, a long-time US ally, if it fails to ‘behave’

Electric Ireland to increase electricity prices by 8%, domestic gas costs to climb by 7.7%

Impact of both price hikes could leave many households worse off by more than €250 a year

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

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