Top up the toolbox Beefing up your toolbox? In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, Screwfix has reduced prices across a range of products in their online store. That includes a 63-piece socket and wrench set for €63.95 (was €127.95), DeWalt safety boots reduced from €89.95 to €54.

Did you know that this month is National Dog Chipping month? It’s a public awareness campaign designed to encourage dog owners to have their dogs microchipped, registered and certified before the process becomes compulsory from March 31st 2016 (it’s already a legal require

Attention all Patricks and Patricias – fancy taking a tour of the Guinness Storehouse for free? In honour of St. Patrick’s Day, Guinness is offering free entry to the Storehouse on St. Patrick’s Day – normally €20. It’s quite the interesting tour – located at the hea

It seems as though you can get a 1916 edition of just about anything this year – everything from coins and magnets to shopping bags and t-shirts. If you’re paying a visit to the capital or heading in for the upcoming 1916 commemorations this Easter weekend, you should definitely

Take a tour For the month and the year that’s in it, why not take a trip around historical Dublin with Dublin Sightseeing Tours’ latest addition, ‘The 1916 Tour – Beyond Barricades’. A 90-minute theatrical tour through the city, the tour begins on O’Conne

Consumer sentiment The previous Government may have fallen victim to a downturn in consumer confidence just as the country turned out to vote, writes Fiona Reddan of The Irish Times. The results of the latest KBC Bank Ireland/Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) consumer sent

  Looking for something to keep the kids occupied this weekend? For a limited time only, animated film Bling is available on the Google Play store for free, in advance of its release in cinemas. The film tells the tale of Sam, who dreams about proposing to his girlfriend with the

Are you a regular visitor to your local cinema? You might be interested in Odeon’s new Limitless membership card, which allows you to see as many 2D films as you like for €19.99 per month (special music or sport screenings and 3D films not included). Unfortunately, if you live i

Airbnb has been facilitating stays in Irish homes since 2009 – over 419,000 to date. Between October 2014 and September 2015 alone, 7,200 hosts welcomed guests into their home. Though most of these travellers come from Europe, almost a third travel from the US, with small numbers visi