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October’s budget set to be ‘very different’ from predecessors, says Neale Richmond
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Long-time Panda customer was on a pay-by-weight plan — until he discovered he’d been moved to a monthly charge without notice
Andy first contacted Ikea in January, but a resolution seemed further away than ever – until Pricewatch stepped in
Nearly one third of women entrepreneurs’ businesses ‘would not withstand a financial shock’
Price increases related to higher food and alcohol prices, says CSO
Price of electricity 30% higher and domestic gas almost 10% than European standard
If spread over the course of a year, price hikes of that scale could add €400 to typical household’s grocery spend
AIB purchasing managers index records weaker rate of expansion in April
Q&A: How to secure the best deals and avoid the sneaky tricks some companies try to pull
Irish consumers continuing to do majority of shopping in-store
EU Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices shows 2% climb over the last year
A reader wonders if pharmacies’ reluctance to dispense more than a month of a longer prescription at a time is down to maximising prescription fees
An email from frustrated shareholder Daniel raises an interesting idea about what to do about ‘nuisance’ shares and the endless paper they continue to waste
Official figures show charges remained higher than last year
When’s the last time you went for a jog? Or slipped on your decking in your slanket while listening to your ghetto blaster?
Despite full employment, a new survey suggests Irish people are increasingly concerned about the economic outlook
Two readers complain about being locked out of their Irish accounts from overseas. Sometimes the banks’ response can seem over the top - but not always
A number of readers had similar experiences with ‘Murray-Dublin’ and ‘Aidens Kildare’
Higher prices for alcoholic drinks and food drove the slight increase in the annual rate of price growth
The hospitality group closed 2023 with accumulated losses of €4.7m and cash of €1.3m, according to abridged accounts just filed
We heard from hundreds of readers who insisted that what Ryanair had told us was false. Here are just some of those stories
The Irish people behind Collins Kildare, at least according to its website, also appear to moonlight as stock photography models
Sales increase at slowest pace since 2022 with greater focus on promotions and own label brands
‘I could neither reverse nor go forward ... The following day, two sums of money, €287 and €1,650, were removed from my account’
High rents and rising house prices a top concern for nearly a quarter of survey respondents
The airline tell us we are ‘as usual, misinformed’ but three separate people have had the same experience
With difficulty accessing welfare benefits, they cut spending on essentials such as food while getting into debt to survive
Food price inflation accelerated in the month, according to latest flash estimate
Cost of living: our basket of goods has climbed by 33 per cent in three years
Surge in costs for health insurance, energy, television, broadband and mobile phones
One in five migrants in Ireland is ‘income poor’, and 14.5% are at risk of poverty, compared with 11% of Irish-born residents, ESRI finds
The requirement to log into an online portal means many customers never check their bills
A reader saw her energy bills jump by 1,000% after a bad meter reading, while another suffered after failing to submit a reading when vacating an apartment
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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