Duty free research If you’re heading abroad on holidays this summer and you or anyone you know enjoys cheap(er) perfume, alcohol and cigarettes, chances are you will be paying a visit to the duty free area of Dublin Airport or your destination (technically speaking duty free onl

Economiser.ie is a handy tool from the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, providing you with an accurate overview of your spending habits. The tool allows you to choose from one or more of five categories – Groceries, TV/Telecoms, Mobiles, Motoring and Energy – and after

Writing recently in the Irish Times, Conor Pope noted that parents face a steep bill for all of the back to school bits and bobs – a survey from the Irish League of Credit Unions found that parents of secondary school children will spend an average of €1,313 per child, a not insignifi

Bunratty Banquet We know what you’ve always wanted – the chance to experience life during the Middle Ages, to be served platters of delicious food by people dressed in ridiculous clothes and to eventually roll out into the car park after a night of feasting, drinking and singing

Printing a word document generally isn’t much of a hassle – but if you need to print a web page then you can often be left with a load of image boxes and messy text running all over the page, leaving you with several more printed pages than you had hoped. PrintFriendly.com, howe

Commuting around Kildare on the N7 route? Dublin Coach has launched a summer offer on their Kildare services – travel within the county for just €1. The route covered runs between Monasterevin and the bus stop outside the Odeon cinema in Naas. “This sensational rate is a 50% red

Waterworld Despite receiving less than half of the water payment charges due for the first billing period, Irish Water has said that the figures represent a “solid start”. The organisation expects to take in €66.8m for this cycle, with €30.5m or 46% collected so far, although “payment

Find yourself downloading something new from the Google Play store on a regular basis? Google Opinion Rewards is a free app available on Android devices only – in return for filling out Google Consumer surveys you can earn Google Play credit. Irish Opinions offers a similar scheme – a

Irish-founded ForFit has recently announced the first fitness tracking app that motivates its users through social and charitable forfeits. It’s certainly an interesting idea – if you complete various fitness challenges via the app, you can impress your friends and get some brag