An e-mail came through from a ValueIreland.com reader recently, where the answer is very simple to the one that I gave to [...]
Going Out
When will we see Ticketmaster.ie pull this stunt in Ireland?
I was recently online on Ticketmaster.com buying some tickets for Cirque du Soleil in New York in December when, at the very [...]
ValueIreland on CheapEats.ie for Blogger Recommends
Check out CheapEats.ie from yesterday where Peter and Jean kindly invited me to take part in their Blogger Recommends series. I’ve written [...]
VAT decrease didn’t do the UK any good. Any hope for Ireland?
This interesting article, Darling’s VAT cut ‘had no effect on consumer spending’, was published in the The Guardian recently. Though we heard [...]
Self Regulation – MEAS proves that it’s really a waste of time
Two recent rulings by the organisation MEAS in response to complaints (details here) show the problem with self regulating industries. One complaint [...]
McDonalds and Burger King – show me the special offers
This e-mail came through from a ValueIreland.com reader who was frustrated with the activities of McDonalds and Burger King when it came [...]
Coffee Shops – where’s the money being made
I guess that most people know this, but I heard about an interesting talk given by Bobby Kerr of the Insomnia Coffee [...]
Value for Money complaints
Irish News of the World May, 2009 Diarmuid MacShane Value for Money complaints Historically, we Irish haven’t been all that keen on [...]
Le Tire Bouchon – offers for eating out in Wexford
I received this e-mail last week from Kevin Carley who is behind Le Tire Bouchon, a French restaurant based in Wexford. I’m [...]
Businesses giving smaller portions, but charging the same
It was back in August last year that I contributed to an article by Linda Higgins in The Irish Independent – Good [...]
