Targeting touts Ticketmaster managing director Keith English has warned that proposed legislation targeting ticket touting won’t be fully effective. Fine Gael TD Noel Rock is one of the driving forces behind the battle against ticket touts, and has drafted the Private Members

Property price rise Property prices are on the up once more according to the Irish Independent, with the Central Statistics Office (CSO) noting a 10.5% rise in the first four months of the year. Prices increased by 8.2% for Dublin properties, though a larger increase of 13.4% was note

What’s on your shopping list? Irish consumers are big fans of Irish brands, according to recent research. The Brand Footprint Ireland study conducted by Kantar Worldpanel, now in its fifth year, highlighted brands like Denny, Brennans, Tayto and Avonmore at the top of Irish cons

Holiday hell Booking a holiday with travel agency Opodo (or any other agency for that matter)? Make sure you enter the correct details to match your passport and/or visa, as you might encounter trouble when you arrive at the airport and try to check in for your flight. This week the I

Prescription costs Minister for Health Simon Harris has announced that medical card holders over the age of 70 (including their dependents) will see prescription charges reduced from €2.50 to €2. The new charges have taken effect from today (March 1st), with a maximum monthly limit of

Writing in The Irish Times this week, Conor Pope reflects on how Christmas in Ireland has morphed from a time of religious significance into an event dominated by “rampant consumerism”. Citing a number of surveys and research, including a recent forecast by Retail Ireland

Eurostat ruling Eurostat, the EU’s statistics agency, recently ran a market corporation test, with the aim of deciding whether Irish Water is an independent company or one that is actually a government entity. The results are in and the news isn’t good – Eurostat has deter

Job market to increase In a report published this past week by Copenhagen Economics (CE), examinations of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) showed that nearly 10,000 jobs could be created in Ireland if an agreement regarding tariff and non-tariff barricades is

Fuel provider Energia have introduced a €50 duel fuel cashback offer for households switching their energy provider, applied to their first bill in 2015. For those switching only to gas or electricity, a €20 cashback offer applies. This comes on top of Energia’s existing 15% dis