Monthly Archives: October 2006

Solicitors – added to the Overcharging list of shame?

For a couple of years now, Value Ireland has been trying to keep track of all the incidences where Irish consumers have [...]

Getting your Lotto tickets checked – Caution!

Being a fairly irregular Lotto player, I never bothered checking the numbers immediately when they were drawn. Mostly, I’d just go to [...]

Revenue owe YOU money, get it now…

I received this e-mail this morning. It looked like one of your normal rubbishy chain e-mails, especially as the heading was “Revenue [...]

Scrap Credit Card Surcharges?

For a few years now, there have been numerous calls for the abolition of the credit card surcharges imposed by many online [...]

Recommended – PriceWatch in the Irish Times (Monday)

When Value Ireland was started in 2003, the Irish Times was one of the few national newspapers which provided the least amount [...]

Me, 3, and problems with phone companies

After having numerous issues personally with the mobile phone company 3, including the bizarre situation where they claimed that there were “implied [...]

Competition in the Electricity Market

Today, the Competition Authority have announced that they are to investigate Ireland’s soaring electricity and gas prices. Specifically with regards to electricity [...]

“Rip Off Ireland” and Consumer Affairs on the web

Apart from the Boards.ie “Rip Off Ireland” Forum, Value Ireland was the very first internet site to address the concerns of Irish [...]