Monthly Archives: April 2008

Getting Our Priorities Right in Rip Off Ireland

Food prices are increasing. Unemployment is rising. Inflation is getting out of control. The Celtic Tiger is a fading memory. Wage increases [...]

Attention to Detail (5)

I’m still working in the background on some site redesigns for both this blog, and ValueIreland.com as well. I’ve already finished, sort [...]

Labour Party announces investigates price difference between petrol and diesel

Last week, I blogged about an expensive diesel price I noticed in Wexford. Also noticeable in the picture was the fact that [...]

Government masterstroke – saving the construction industry and our livers in one go

Today the government announced their initiative to protect us all from the demon drink. The highlights according to the Irish Times Breaking [...]

Customer Care: Bank Of Ireland Life to their customers

They notice they lost the data in 2007, yet this morning were being told that only now is the issue being looked [...]

Sunday Independent Letter – Another day, another rip-off

An interesting development in how our financial institutions are treating their customers. This is a letter from todays Sunday Independent: Sir — [...]

145c – Is this the most expensive Diesel in the country?

“Partial climbdown” from Aer Lingus on €5 flights

That’s according to the News at One just now on RTE and their website. In accepting that they’d handled the situation very [...]

News Flash – National Consumer Agency will do something about Aer Lingus

They’re going to release a press release if Aer Lingus do nothing. Straight from the horses mouth – Ann Fitzgerald on Joe [...]

Aer Lingus cancels €5 flights – Go to the Small Claims Court

First things first – if you’re one of the people who purchased the Aer Lingus €5 business class flights, go straight to [...]