Probably what some of you might think is a bit of a simplistic topic, but in the past, I’ve written about the [...]
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A tip on making and receiving calls with your bank
Earlier this week, I posted some tips on what to do if you think you might be the target of a financial [...]
Some good tips on Reporting E-Mail Scams and Spoofs
This Q&A came from the New York Times recently. While it’s US focused, it does point out some useful tips on what [...]
Vodafone are added again to the ValueIreland Overcharging Hall of Shame
I missed out on publishing this addition to the Overcharging Hall of Shame back when it happened, but it’s worth remembering that [...]
What would it take for you to switch your bank?
There’s a lot of talk these days about how our choice in banking is slowly but surely being eroded with the closure [...]
Another reason not to get involved with gift vouchers – I’m losing count now
One of the more popular pages on this site is my constantly updated feature on reasons not to get involved in using [...]
Buy Irish? Make sure you check the small print
I wrote recently about some comments in the Seanad and elsewhere from people concerned that Irish consumers were sometimes being conned into [...]
Readers E-mail – Is this a scam website? What can I do?
This e-mail came through from a ValueIreland.com reader recently. For the moment, I’m going to blank out the company name as I [...]
Overcharging by the banks – our regulator still only talking a good game
I wrote on Monday about the fact that “naming and shaming” banks and businesses that steal money from their customers isn’t having [...]
Are Irish business so brazen that “naming and shaming” doesn’t matter any more?
Way back in 2004, Senator Donie Cassidy tried to start a “name and shame” campaign in the early days of what became [...]
