Sky the limit to debt collectors' effortsA READER named Leo cancelled his Sky TV subscription recently by stopping his standing order to the company.Tue Jul 24 2012 - 01:00
A gas idea that might just gain traction in Irish motoringIt was an idea that failed to gain purchase here in the 1980s, but LPG offers such savings as a car fuel that it has recently…Tue Jul 24 2012 - 01:00
Directing ire at Bank of IrelandLast week’s item about the “strange and pretty ridiculous goings-on” at Permanent TSB struck a chord with a reader called Robert…Tue Jul 24 2012 - 01:00
Changes required for SaorviewLAST WEEK we ran a question and answer feature on Saorview.Tue Jul 24 2012 - 01:00
Compensation for pilots ruled outMINISTER FOR Transport Leo Varadkar has ruled out any financial compensation for student pilots left without classes due a dispute…Sat Jul 21 2012 - 01:00
Holidaymakers out in the cold after agency closureTHE SUDDEN closure of one of the State’s largest self-catering companies has left the holiday plans of thousands of people in…Sat Jul 21 2012 - 01:00
No compensation for trainee pilotsMinister for Transport Leo Varadkar has ruled out any financial compensation for trainee pilots left without classes due a dispute…Fri Jul 20 2012 - 01:00
PTSB accused of 'gouging' customersTHE FUTURE of Permanent TSB (PTSB) and its mortgage rates came under close scrutiny at an Oireachtas hearing yesterday.Thu Jul 19 2012 - 01:00
Committee questions Permanent TSBPermanent TSB’s high standard variable rate (SVR) mortgages were this afternoon likened to a policy of “rent gouging” which has…Wed Jul 18 2012 - 01:00
Fortunes in the makingLATE LAST Tuesday night, Pricewatch was troubled. Something seemed wrong and we needed to know how to right itTue Jul 17 2012 - 01:00
Ulster Bank IT failure 'largely resolved'ULSTER BANK chief executive Jim Brown said yesterday a crisis that left hundreds of thousands of its customers without access…Tue Jul 17 2012 - 01:00
Expensive stuff and boys in the buffTHE ABERCROMBIE BOYS don’t do body hair, body fat or even clothes, as a scandalised glance at the enormous torso draped suggestively…Sat Jul 14 2012 - 01:00
Job seekers switch to education and supportTHE ROLE played by one of the State’s leading support agencies has shifted from giving people information about jobs and social…Wed Jul 11 2012 - 01:00
Bank still working on compensationULSTER BANK has yet to finalise details of a comprehensive compensation package for customers denied access to funds after a …Wed Jul 11 2012 - 01:00
Making sure your credit rating stays in the blackLAST WEEK the chief executive of the Consumer Association of Ireland Dermott Jewell issued a dire warning that, in spite of all…Tue Jul 10 2012 - 01:00
QuickLodge lacks a certain urgencyYOUR CONSUMER QUERIES: A DUBLIN reader has gone four times in recent weeks to AIB Cornelscourt to lodge business cheques through…Tue Jul 10 2012 - 01:00
Bank promises final week of delaysIN A statement released yesterday afternoon, Ulster Bank said this coming week would be the final week of any significant delays…Mon Jul 9 2012 - 01:00
All intercity trains fitted with free wifiTHE TEDIUM of the train journey should be lifted for many passengers from this week after Irish Rail announced all its intercity…Mon Jul 9 2012 - 01:00
Consumer finances continue to worsenIRISH PEOPLE’S finances are continuing to deteriorate with the number who say they have less than €25 to spend each week once…Mon Jul 9 2012 - 01:00
Ulster Bank says end to crisis in sightUlster Bank is continuing to work through the backlog of lodgements on customer accounts caused by the failure of its processing…Sun Jul 8 2012 - 01:00
Permanent TSB in 0.35% mortgage rate cutPERMANENT TSB is to cut its variable mortgage rates by 0Sat Jul 7 2012 - 01:00
Some customers double charged by Ulster BankULSTER BANK admitted last night that it has been double charging some of its customers for transactions in recent days as it …Sat Jul 7 2012 - 01:00
Not all happy as properties make €11mA TOTAL of €11.3 million was achieved for 78 properties sold at yesterday’s Allsop Space auction in Dublin’s Shelbourne Hotel…Sat Jul 7 2012 - 01:00
Ulster Bank chief to refuse bonus following disruptionsUlster Bank chief executive Jim Brown bowed to political pressure this evening and agreed to waive his bonus for the year.Thu Jul 5 2012 - 01:00
Ulster Bank says it will compensate customersTHE WAY Ulster Bank is handling the technical failure which has left more than 100,000 customers without access to funds for …Thu Jul 5 2012 - 01:00
ECB cuts interest rates againThe European Central Bank (ECB) has cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point to 0.75 per cent, a new record low.Thu Jul 5 2012 - 01:00
Online deal sites being examinedThe National Consumer Agency (NCA) is reviewing online deal sites as public dissatisfaction with the level of service offered…Thu Jul 5 2012 - 01:00
Ulster Bank to be ordered to compensate customersThe manner in which Ulster Bank is handling the technical failure which has left tens of thousands of customers without access…Wed Jul 4 2012 - 01:00
Ulster Bank says compensation is under reviewULSTER BANK said last night that the issue of financial compensation for 100,000 of its customers adversely affected by ongoing…Wed Jul 4 2012 - 01:00
Review of pay insurance policies may lead to refundsMove by the Central Bank on PPI products could result in financial institutions being forced to pay back hundreds of millions…Tue Jul 3 2012 - 01:00
Surprise cost of voicemail on 3DAMIEN BYRNE recently moved from Vodafone to 3 IrelandTue Jul 3 2012 - 01:00
Reader pays high price after opting for 'cheaper' dental work at overseas clinicWE HAVE, in the past, highlighted the benefits of travelling overseas for low-cost dental workTue Jul 3 2012 - 01:00
Banks told to review credit card insuranceLEADING FINANCIAL institutions have been ordered by the Central Bank to carry out “comprehensive reviews” of their payment protection…Tue Jul 3 2012 - 01:00
Sour note over unwanted refund from TicketmasterLORRAINE DONOHUE contacted us looking for some assistance or advice in connection with Ticketmaster in the UKTue Jul 3 2012 - 01:00
Health insurer denies targeting young clients and promises 'better value'THE HEAD of the State’s newest health insurance company has denied it is exclusively targeting younger, more profitable customers…Tue Jul 3 2012 - 01:00
Fourth health insurance group enters marketTHE HEALTH insurance market in the Republic is set for its biggest shake-up in more than a decade after a fourth provider enters…Mon Jul 2 2012 - 01:00
PPI reviews ordered by Central BankThe Central Bank has ordered seven financial institutions to carry out comprehensive reviews of their sales of payment protection…Mon Jul 2 2012 - 01:00
New entrant into health insuranceThe head of the State's newest health insurance company has denied it is exclusively targeting younger, more profitable customers…Mon Jul 2 2012 - 01:00
System gremlins hit Ulster BankUlster Bank is tonight unable to say when it will resolve a technical glitch that saw automated payments failing to appear in…Wed Jun 20 2012 - 01:00
Home insurance isn't set in stoneWith rebuilding costs still low, it pays to make sure your house isn’t over-insuredTue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
Your consumer queriesHeadaches over Axa's no-claims form certainly not a bonus : JOHN MAHER had what sounds like a very trying time dealing with …Tue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
Cycling moves up a gear to ride high on a wave of popularityWe are rediscovering in great numbers the compelling case – in terms of cost and health benefits – in favour of cycling and now…Tue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
Auction reserve of €50,000 on estate of 14 unfinished housesA HOUSING estate made up of 14 unfinished houses, a 700-year-old castle and an 8,000sq ft Georgian building on Dublin’s Merrion…Wed Jun 13 2012 - 01:00
Family spend and children's takings on the declineFIRST COMMUNION: THE AMOUNT parents here splashed out on First Communions this year fell by 25 per cent while the levels of …Tue Jun 12 2012 - 01:00
Left on the hook for €480 by AppleYOUR CONSUMER QUERIES: EVERYONE LOVES Apple, right? No, not reallyTue Jun 12 2012 - 01:00
The children of the conflictTen years after the civil war in Sierra Leone ended, the children who were raped and forced to commit atrocities by rebels still…Sat Jun 9 2012 - 01:00
Aid chief fears effects of austerityTHE DIRECTOR of the World Food Programme in Ghana has expressed concern that austerity measures in the West, coupled with economic…Thu Jun 7 2012 - 01:00
State pledges €50,000 for former child soldiersON THE second day of his week-long visit to west Africa, the Minister for Trade and Development, Joe Costello, announced that…Mon Jun 4 2012 - 01:00
Costello to assess Irish aid projects on Africa visitMINISTER FOR Trade and Development Joe Costello arrived in Sierra Leone last night at the start of a week-long visit aimed at…Sat Jun 2 2012 - 01:00
Irish are youngest smokers in EU on No Tobacco DayIRISH SMOKERS and ex-smokers took up the habit at a younger age than their counterparts in any other country in the EU and despite…Thu May 31 2012 - 01:00