Monthly Archives: August 2008

IRFU Supporters Club Ticket Sales Balls-Up

I haven’t seen any media coverage (broadcast or internet) of the fiasco that was the IRFU Irish Rugby Supporters Club sale of [...]

Michael O’Leary strikes out at the NCA again

Michael O’Leary has another go at the fuckers* at the National Consumer Agency today – you can see his comments about the [...]

Data Protection versus Consumer Protection – round 2

Update to my post below about data protection regulations not protecting the consumer. There was an article (linked here) in yesterdays Sunday [...]

ComReg makes money when you call their 1890 number

This post from last week on the www.saynoto1890.com website created an enormous amount of interest. Some interesting implications I think if the [...]

Top 5 Irish Blogs

You And Your Money June 2008 Better purchasing decisions through better information” might be a bit of a mouthful, but this blog [...]

Borderline Bargains

Sunday Tribune, June 1st, 2008 Eddie Lennon WHEN you go north of the border, prices go south. This simple fact now has [...]

Tip of the Week

Sunday Tribune Eddie Lennon, May 18th, 2008 Phone users are being ripped off when they make calls to government departments and large [...]

The Net is Bursting With Free Stuff

Sunday Tribune Eddie Lennon, April 6th, 2008 ALL TALK, NO COST THE immensely popular Skype allows you to make free phonecalls from [...]

Online Thrills and Shocking Bills

Sunday Tribune, March 30th, 2008 Eddie Lennon Can’t get broadband in your area? Don’t have it on your computer? Or maybe you [...]

ALDI and LIDL stand out in new value survey

You and Your Money Magazine September 2007 A recent survey of grocery prices nationwide by the National Consumer Agency found only a [...]