Monthly Archives: June 2009

Mobile Broadband – Options and prices examined

Irish News of the World
May, 2009
Diarmuid MacShane
Broadband on the Move
In doing some research recently, I came across the mind boggling fact that [...]

Aer Lingus Gold Circle Club – their game, their rules

This e-mail came through to ValueIreland.com recently.
I wish to bring to your attention the Aer Lingus Gold Circle Club. Aer Lingus does [...]

Haggling for a Discount – save yourself a few quid

Irish News of the World
May, 2009
Diarmuid MacShane
Haggling for a Discount
In boxing terms, you should never hit a man when he’s down, yet [...]

Buy Irish – something to think about

In the past, I’ve written about how as much as possible I’ll buy Irish. I came across this post from John McGerr [...]

Consumer News Weekend Short Stack

Here’s a few short notes for the weekend:

Irish News of the World – In case you think missed me in tomorrows edition, [...]

Readers e-mails – thanks, and request for more

In the past 12 months, it’s been very interesting to receive so many e-mails from ValueIreland.com readers.
I hope that sharing them with [...]

Testing out a website that you’re not sure of – some top tips

Earlier this week I wrote a post, Websites you can trust – what to watch out for?, about things to check out [...]

Can I do anything about my management charges being increased?

Irish News of the World
May, 2009
Diarmuid MacShane
Question:
I live in an apartment block where last year I was charged €765 in management charges. [...]

Consumer advocacy and protection: is there something better?

Since I started my regular ValueIreland.com blogging I’ve been quite critical of both the National Consumer Agency (NCA) and, more recently given [...]

Plastic fantastic? Being smart when using your credit cards

Irish News of the World
Sunday May 31st, 2009
Diarmuid MacShane
Plastic fantastic? Being smart when using your credit cards
Do you remember the advertising for [...]