In previous posts on the
Value Ireland Blog
(in
July and
August) I wrote about an article written by Paul Kelly in the Irish
Examiner about how calling Irish businesses and organisations was costing
Irish consumers more than it should do.
This is because calling Locall and Callsave (1890 and 1850) numbers is not
normally included in bundles of minutes that consumers get with their mobile
or landline packages.
In his article, Paul provide some regular phone numbers which could be used
instead of these Locall and Callsave numbers to call certain companies. We
followed up by providing some more in August. By calling these alternative
numbers, consumers can use up their inclusive minutes, rather than paying
extra for the calls.
We have now set up a new website,
http://www.saynoto1890.com/ which will provide consumers with an up to
date listing of alternative phone numbers which can be used instead of to
Locall and Callsave numbers.
We invite you to keep a book mark of this site for future use, and if you have
any numbers that we should know about, please let us know at
info@valueireland.com.
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News: Leo Varadker of Fine Gael published his "Streamlining Document. This document is the Fine Gael proposal on how to handle the approximate 1000 regulators we have in this country, many of them useless. Read more on the Value Ireland Blog.
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April 15th, 2008 The Value Ireland research which revealed that 40% of visitors to ValueIreland.com who responded to our survey didn't check their bills before paying them. The original research article is available here. The piece by Ciaran Brennan highlighted the fact consumers should check their bills in order to save money - their own hard earned money. April 10th, 2008 Today Leo Varadker of Fine Gael published his "Streamling Document. This document is the Fine Gael proposal on how to handle the approximate 1000 regulators we have in this country, many of them useless. Read more on the Value Ireland Blog. April 8th, 2008 The Value Ireland research into the price of groceries in Lidl and Aldi compared to the other major multiples. The piece by Ciaran Brennan highlighted the fact that the recent National Consumer Agency grocery price survey was really only telling us again what we knew from Value Ireland over 6 months previously. April 6th, 2008 Value Ireland was today quoted in Eddie Lennons article "The Net is Bursting With Free Stuff". The great positive review of the Value Ireland site in the Sunday Tribune went as follows:
March 30th, 2008 Value Ireland is quoted in Eddie Lennons article entitled "Online thrills and shocking bills" in todays Sunday Tribune. While Eddie was looking at the sometimes staggering cost of using the internet on your phone, we had the opposite experience using an O2 broadband bundle on our new Nokia N95 phone. February 14th, 2008 Value Ireland is mentioned in an article today, New EU survey shows true face of rip-off Ireland, in the Kildare Nationalist. The article was eerily similar to the article underneath in the Irish Independent. Click here to read the full article. February 8th, 2008 Value Ireland is mentioned in an article today by Jessie Magee, Survey to reveal price differences across the EU, in the Irish Independent. It's just unfortunate that the journalist listed us with 3 other websites, 2 of whom are no longer updated (shoppingbill.com and ripoffrepublic.com), and one, ripoff.ie from Fine Gael, which is only rarely updated these days. Click here to read the full article. September 10th, 2007 Diarmuid MacShane of Value Ireland is quoted today in an article in the Irish Times Pricewatch column by Conor Pope. The article considers the effectiveness of online consumer advocacy. Click here to read the full article (subscription needed), or click here to read a copy on our site. To see more about what we had to say to Conor, click here to read todays post on the Value Ireland Blog. September 4th, 2007 - SayNoTo1890.com - New Value Ireland Website Launched September 1st, 2007 The Value Ireland additions to the National Consumer Agency Grocery comparison survey gets a mention in this months You and Your Money magazine. The article, ALDI and LIDL stand out in new value survey, highlighted the savings available by shopping at either Aldi or Lidl. The full article is available here. August 28th, 2007 We have made the first steps in updating the Value Ireland website. Being a little lazy at the moment, we started with the easiest part of the site - the Value Ireland Blog. Click here to view the updated Value Ireland Blog. Let us know your thoughts. All comments welcome. August 28th & 29th, 2007 Interestingly enough, the same LIDL that didn't even acknowledge letters sent to them by Value Ireland in 2003 is now depending on Value Ireland research in 2007 to help increase their sales. Click here to see the advertising they published in the Irish Times and Irish Independent. August 16th, 2007 Our NCA Grocery Comparison enhancement was again used today in the Sunday Independent. My apologies to the author, but I forget her name - and it's not mentioned on the web version of the article (available here). Or click here to read the full article. August 15th, 2007 Our research to enhance the findings of the National Consumer Agency grocery pricing survey was quoted today in an Op-Ed piece in todays Irish Times by Quentin Fottrell, Consumer confidence at its best. Click here to read the full article. August 13th, 2007 Conor Pope of the Irish Times wrote an article today based on the www.valueireland.com commentary on the grocery pricing survey carried out recently by the National Consumer Agency. Click here to read the full article. August 12th, 2007 Today Value Ireland is celebrating it's 4th birthday. This day in 2003 was the first time Value Ireland was published. July 29th, 2007 YOU AND YOUR MONEY EXPO WITH EDDIE HOBBS- Free Entry! RDS Main Hall, Dublin, from 7th-9th September and Nemo Rangers Stadium, Cork, from 21st-23rd September. The You and Your Money Expo with Eddie Hobbs is the only one-stop shop for consumers looking to completely review their financial situation and spending options. Divided into eight targeted, relevant zones, the Expo will offer visitors lots of great money deals, along with informative and engaging free seminars and advice and tips from the experts, including Eddie Hobbs himself. Don’t miss out on the year’s biggest and best financial and lifestyle show! For further information visit www.youandyourmoney.ie/expo. June 4th, 2007 Check out the most up to date blogs on the Value Ireland Blog. Let us know any ideas for future blogs or articles you’d like to see. May 24th, 2007 Not much consumer news these days. The election campaign didn't have any focus on consumer issues at all. Even Fine Gael were pretty quiet. We'll just have wait and see who gets and to see what might happen next. March 5th, 2007 Diarmuid MacShane of Value Ireland was today quoted in an article by Conor Pope in the PriceWatch section of the Irish Times. Conor is asking why Irish consumers are not as proactive when it comes to reacting to perceived rip-offs and poor consumer service, particularly in comparison to the consumer activity currently ongoing in the United Kingdom at the moment. Click here to read the article in full. March 4th, 2007 We are having problems with our Blog provider. There are issues preventing people in Ireland and the UK from accessing blogs on Blogspot.com, which is hosting the Value Ireland Blog. We apologies for this, and hopefully they will be able to resolve the issue quickly. Please click here to check if they have fixed the issue. October 24th, 2006 Check out the new Value Ireland Blog. We to use this site to provide more adhoc and up to date information on consumer issues in Ireland today. Click here to read more. October 9th, 2006 Were you unimpressed by Eddie Hobbs' new show, 30 Things to Do with Your SSIA, now showing on Monday nights on RTE? Click here to read the more realistic "Value Ireland - 15 Things to do With your SSIA". September 25th, 2006 Recently there has been much coverage in the newspapers regarding online financial "phishing". Click here to see how you can protect your online accounts, and your money. September 18th, 2006 Recording begins today, September 18th, for Eddie Hobbs' new show, 30 Things to Do with your SSIA. Watch out for it coming up soon (early October) on RTE. September 1st, 2006 Independent Pictures is seeking audience members for
30 Things To Do
With Your SSIA, a brand new show for RTÉ fronted by Show me the Money
and Rip Off Republic presenter, Eddie Hobbs. August 12th, 2006 Have you received a "Pump and Dump" e-mail? Click here to read about what they are, and how you can protect yourself and keep yourself from loosing money on this scam. November 4th, 2005 Click here to read about false advertising from Imagine Broadband. October 10th, 2005 Imitation is the highest form of flattery, or so they say. Click here to read how another Irish website has ripped off the Value Ireland Card, and even tried to make money from it. August 9th, 2005 Did you watch 'Rip Off Republic', a brand new show for RTE, Mondays 9.30pm, fronted by 'Show me the Money' presenter Eddie Hobbs. Click here to share your thoughts, and to see what others have to say. July 7th, 2005 Hi, I'm an audience researcher on Rip
Off Republic, a new show produced by Independent Pictures for RTE. I wonder if
you could put the following message on your discussion board ASAP? June 10th, 2005 RTE inspired by Value Ireland research into price of tyres. From this mornings Morning Ireland programme, they broadcast the following research.
Value Irelands research into the price of tyres, and specifically Advance Pitstop can be read by clicking here. June 5th, 2005 Please note that our Forum Service Provider, EZBOARD, have had problems with an outside attack on their servers. For this reason, a significant amount of Value Ireland Forum information is currently missing. EZBOARD are currently attempting to restore this information. Please see their information announcements below for more information. May 23rd, 2005 Last week, the Consumer Strategy Group under Ann Fitzgerald released it's report, Make Consumers Count. Please click here to access the report. Value Ireland are currently reviewing the report and will publish our thoughts shortly. May 22nd, 2005
May 18th, 2005 Today marks the launch of the Consumer Strategy Report, Make Consumers Count (). Value Ireland was pleased and interested to note that the Value Ireland website was mentioned in a sub-report entitled "Consumer Media in Ireland". This report was compiled by Tom Martin & Associated, Management and Marketing Consultants. According to the preface of the report, "This document outlines the main consumer media in Ireland with particular focus on consumer issues". May 12th, 2005 Diarmuid MacShane of Value Ireland was today quoted in an article by Eddie Lennon "Eircom a low speed provider of high speed internet". Click here to read the article in full. April 20th, 2005 "Don't bother shopping around" is the new advertising line used by Advance Pitstop. Value Ireland has investigated and can tell you to ignore this because shopping around still the best policy. Click here to read more. April 15th, 2005 A report in this mornings Irish Daily Mirror quotes from Value Ireland research on the extent of overcharging by Irish companies of Irish consumers. According to the Emily Miller in the piece, "Irish people were ripped off to the tune of €100million last year - for their mobile phones, car insurance and bank accounts". Click here to read the article in full. April 14th, 2005 In this mornings Irish Examiner, Anne Heyden writes about Value Ireland research revealing the extent of overcharging of Irish companies of Irish consumers. Her article is entitled "Consumers overcharged by €100m in past year". Click here to read the article in question (Available Soon). April 14th, 2005 In a follow up to Anne Heydens article in this mornings Irish Examiner, the Irish Examiner published an editorial entitled "Rip-off culture has taken root". Click here to read the editorial in full. April 10th, 2005 "Overcharging Ireland" has resurfaced alive and well in the past month or so, led again by one of our biggest banks. Now in Ireland, revealed since mid-2004, over a million Irish consumers have been over charged by over €100million. Click here to read more. March 21st, 2005 Value Ireland would like to apologise for the downtime experienced on our site in the last few days. This was due to problems with our hosting company who proved incapable of resolving their own problems, all of which was out of our own control. We are making efforts to ensure this doesn't happen again. March 1st, 2005 As the editor of Value Ireland, my car insurance was due for renewal this month. My renewal notice was for €1800. It was my aim to use the Value Ireland Motor Insurance Tips and Checklist to try to at least get this down to below €1000.Click here to read about how I fared. February 20th, 2005 On February 19th, 2005, the Irish residential electricity supply market was opened up to companies who may wish to compete against the ESB. Click here to see what your options as an Irish consumer are when it comes to buying your home electricity. February 17th, 2005 Value Ireland is today quoted as a "Market observer" (well, we think we are and are open to correction) in a short piece about the ESB and the opening up of the electricity market this coming Saturday. In an article not attributed to anyone, in the "Euro Notes" section, the piece reads as follows -
Value Ireland has carried out its own research into what the electricity market will be like for Irish consumers after market de-regulation. This article will be published on the website on February 20th. February 15th, 2005 Are you getting the best deal possible when sending SMS text messages. Value Ireland has reviewed the offerings of the three Irish mobile providers. Click here to see the results of our review.. January 26th, 2005 Value Ireland is a contributor of some money saving tips to an article by Linda Higgins in this evenings Evening Herald. The piece, entitled "Value For Money" contains 50 tips for Irish consumers on how to spring clean their finances and raise the importance of managing their money in 2005. Click here to read the full article in question. Alternatively, click here to read the full listing of Value Ireland Tips on Spring Cleaning your Finances for 2005. January 21st, 2005 The Value Ireland website and its editor Diarmuid MacShane are featured in an article by John Hearne in an article in this mornings Irish Examiner. The piece, Purchasing power is the key to getting value, discussed the background to Value Ireland, as well as the aims and ambitions of the site. Click here to read the article in question (Available Soon). January 12th, 2005 In a follow up inspired by this mornings
article in the Irish Examiner, Diarmuid MacShane of Value Ireland spoke
on the Niall Power show on Beat 102-103 Radio in Waterford. Diarmuid discussed
the issues of overcharging by Irish businesses revealed over the past 12 months.
Diarmuid highlighted the importance of consumers checking their bills prior to
paying them. January 12th, 2005 The Value Ireland research and presentation of analysis carried out on the many incidents of overcharging revelations by many Irish companies was widely quoted in an article by Anne Hayden in this mornings Irish Examiner. The article quoted the many examples of overcharging revealed in the last 12 months, and highlighted the importance for Irish consumers to always check their bills prior to paying them. Click here to read the article in question (Available Soon). Or else click here for the Value Ireland analysis of recent revelations of overcharging. January 7th, 2005 In a follow up inspired by the article
in the Evening Herald of January 5th, Diarmuid MacShane of Value Ireland spoke
on the Niall Power show on Beat 102-103 Radio in Waterford. Diarmuid presented
some tips for consumers on how to complain if they have a problem with a product
or service. January 5th, 2005 Today Value Ireland provided the readers of the Evening Herald with some handy tips on how to complain if your not happy with a product or a service. This was included in an article about returning goods after Christmas by Linda Higgins, Consumer Affairs Editor. Click here to read the full article. January 1st, 2005 Now that Christmas is over, clicking on the relevant text, check out our Value Ireland useful tips on Your Rights when Sales Shopping, or How to Return those Unwanted Christmas Presents. December 13th, 2004 Value Ireland announces its commitment to the "10 Rules of Online Customer Respect". Value Ireland is committed to providing the best possible response and service to its valued web site visitors. Click here to read more about this commitment. Value Ireland also calls on all Irish web sites to commit to providing the same level of service by promising to uphold the 10 Rules for all their users. December 7th, 2004 How clued in are you on Consumer Affairs? Check out this short quiz to see how much you know. Click here to take the test. December 6th, 2004 We're coming to one of the most expensive times of the year. We all have our own reasons for spending more money than normal over Christmas. Click here for a few Value Ireland tips on how you can manage your money better over the Christmas period. December 2nd, 2004 Diarmuid MacShane, editor of Value Ireland, is extensively quoted in an article by Orla O'Sullivan in todays Irish Independent. The article entitled "Many are paying bills 'blind'" utilises the results from the recent Value Ireland survey on how users of the site pay their bills. Please click here to read the article. November 28th, 2004 Publicans are telling us they have it bad these days, what with the smoking ban, and the level of excise duty they have to pay putting up the price of alcohol. Given all that, what do you think they could do to improve their overall service to their customers? Click here to submit your comments. November 25th, 2004 Value Ireland mentioned as a "Value Site" in an article by Eddie Lennon in the Irish Independent today. The article, "Christmas Crackers" can be read by clicking here. November 21st, 2004 In a recent article in the Sunday World, Des Ekin excellently portrayed a “Rip-off Encyclopaedia – An A-Z guide on who is fleecing you and where”. He described many of the day to day activities where Irish consumers are being ripped off. Included were businesses such as pubs, doctors and dentists, banks, and insurance companies. With that in mind, www.valueireland.com, believing in “better purchasing decisions through better information”, presents an A-Z of Avoiding Rip-Off Ireland – a guide for Irish consumers on how best to protect themselves against rip-off Ireland. Click here to read the full article. November 21st, 2004 Diarmuid MacShane, editor of www.valueireland.com, is quoted in an article in the Sunday Times business section on how to avoid roaming charges with your mobile phone. Click here to read the article. To read a full listing of tips on how to reduce you mobile roaming costs, please click here. November 10th, 2004 Welcome to viewers of RTE Prime Time after last nights programme about "Rip Off Ireland". We saw what many people had to say. Now have your say on the Value Ireland Forum and tell everyone your experiences of getting ripped off in Ireland today. Click here to have your say! November 1st, 2004 The results of the Value Ireland poll, "Do you check your bills before paying?" 59% - Yes, I check every bill before paying. 14% - I only check bills from some companies. 11% - I only check bills if I have a problem or a query. 8% - I pay by Direct Debit. I don't know what I'm paying. 7% - No, I don't bother checking my bills before paying. October 18th, 2004 Value Ireland was today mentioned in an article entitled "Deal hound for those barking mad over prices in 'Rip-Off Ireland" by Orla O'Sullivan in The Irish Independent. Click here to read the piece. September 26th, 2004 Value Ireland was today mentioned in an article entitled "The A-Z of Rip-Off Ireland" by Des Ekin in The Sunday World. Click here to read the piece. September 23rd, 2003 Value Ireland was today mentioned in an article entitled "Pubs drinking in the last chance saloon" by Eddie Lennon in The Irish Independent. Click here to read the piece. September 13th, 2004 Value Ireland, and the Value Ireland Card was mentioned in this evenings edition of The Last Word on TodayFM. The discussion was focused on the recent press coverage regarding the Government's Tourist Action Plan, proposed by the Tourism Action Group. September 1st, 2004 Value Ireland was today mentioned in an article entitled "The Rob of The Green" in The Irish Mirror. Click here to read the piece. To read more about the experiences of Irish consumers when spending their euros in Ireland, and to contribute your own stories, please click here. August 24th, 2004 Value Ireland has begun the first of a planned series of surveys on the behaviour of Irish consumers. This months survey asks "Do you check your bills before paying?". Go to the Value Ireland main page and submit your answer. July 27th, 2004 Value Ireland. Be part of the hundreds of Irish consumers who are sharing their purchasing experiences on the Value Ireland Forum. By sharing our good and bad experiences, we can beat the "rip off merchants". Click here to begin... July 21st, 2004 Value Ireland was mentioned today in an Opinion & Analysis piece by Miriam Donohoe in todays Irish Times. Click here to read the piece. To read more about the experiences of Irish consumers when spending their euros in Ireland, and to contribute your own stories, please click here. July 18th, 2004 A Value Ireland users comments regarding a rip-off they experienced in a Dublin hotel was mentioned in an article entitled "Ten Greatest Irish Consumer Rip-Offs" by Des Ekin in the Sunday World. July 7th, 2004 Contributions from Diarmuid MacShane from Value Ireland formed part of a piece about "How to Complain" to businesses Ireland on the Lunchtime Show on Newstalk 106 radio in Dublin today. Click here for some tips from Value Ireland on "How to Complain". June 4th, 2004 Contribute to the Value Ireland submission to Mary Harney and the Governments response to "Rip Off Ireland". The recently formed Consumer Strategy Group are inviting submissions. To have your say and be part of the overall Value Ireland submission, click here to be submit your thoughts and comments. May 28th, 2004 So what do you think about the Value Ireland web page and Forum? We'd love to hear your thoughts, comments and suggestions. To see what others think, please click here. May 6th, 2004 Value Ireland and Diarmuid MacShane was mentioned in an article referring to the ongoing problems of "Rip Off Ireland" by journalist Eddie Lennon in the Irish Examiner today. The text of the article will be available here as soon as we have it. April 29th, 2004 Technical Difficulties - Experiencing problems accessing the Value Ireland Forum recently? These should be resolved. We apologise for any inconvenience. As a result of these issues, please note that you should update your bookmarks to the Value Ireland Forum. March 31st, 2004 Contributions from Diarmuid MacShane from Value Ireland formed part of a piece about customer service in shops and stores in Ireland on the Lunchtime Show on Newstalk 106 radio in Dublin today. Some of the examples provided can be reviewed by clicking here. March 29th, 2004 As a follow up to a number of calls on the Wednesday night consumer slot on Late Night Talk on 98fm, click here to read some tips on how to ensure you're not ripped off when hiring a tradesperson such as a plumber or electrician etc. March 20th, 2004 As a follow up to our popular tips on getting cheaper car insurance, we have now put together some handy tips on how to try to also get cheaper home insurance. Click here to read our Home Insurance Tips sheet. March 11th, 2004 Today Mary Harney has announced her new Consumer Strategy Group that will "to put an end to horror stories of rip-off Ireland". Click here to read about the Strategy Group and to have your say about it on the Value Ireland Forum. March 1st, 2004 The Value Ireland Savings Plan - Here in VI, we are constantly interested in the best ways for you to get more for your hard earned euros. Through the Value Ireland Forum, and the sharing of consumer experiences throughout the country, we're helping you get more value for money when out shopping. However, we thought we'd propose an idea of how you can save your money also. This simple idea revolves around monitoring your expenditure and income on a monthly basis. Click here to read more about the Value Ireland Savings Plan and get started. February 19th, 2004 Value Ireland featured in article about "Rip Off Ireland" in the March edition of the Irish Entrepreneur magazine. Click here for the article and further details. February 5th, 2004 Value Ireland mentioned in an article in the Irish Independent Business Section, entitled "Throw off the 'rip-off' yoke: go online for value ". The full text of the article can be read by clicking here. January 22nd, 2004 Using your credit card to shop online? Or are you nervous about online credit card fraud? Click here for some tips and advice on using your credit card to pay for your online purchases. January 15th, 2004 Don’t like complaining? But you’re still unhappy with value for money, quality or service. The Value Ireland Card can help you begin to get used to letting businesses know about how you think they’ve treated you. Click here to find out more. January 3rd, 2004 Hot for Shopping for 2004. According to the Irish Times, "Value Ireland - At last, a place to vent consumer-angst spleen. Click here to read the full article. December 26th, 2003 Already, Christmas is over, and the Sales are starting. Click here for some shopping tips on how to know your rights, and avoid rip-offs during the January Sales. December 22nd, 2003 As we approach the end of 2003, and the holiday season for many, Value Ireland would like to pass on the best holiday wishes to its website users, family and friends. VI is very grateful for your support through the second half of this year in helping to make this website a success. December 16th, 2003 Value Ireland has created a summary report of the types of comments, and types of businesses, that our users have reviewed since the site was established. Click here for some interesting reading... December 11th, 2003 Diarmuid MacShane from Value Ireland spoke on the Cork Talks Back show, with Victor Barry, on RedFM in Cork. December 10th, 2003 Diarmuid MacShane from Value Ireland again took part in the regular feature about "Rip Off Ireland" on the Late Night Talk show on 98fm. This discussion was focused on car insurance prices as a follow up to the publication of the IFSRA report, and the launch of their website. Value Ireland would like to hear your comments about car insurance costs - both about any rip off experiences, but also about any ways in which you've received a good deal on your car insurance, and the companies you have had dealings with. Click here for the Car Insurance Forum to let people know about your experiences. December 6th, 2003 Value Ireland is featured in an Irish Independent Features article, "Why rip-off Ireland is a (web)site for sore eyes" by Kim Bielenberg. The article quotes a number of user reviews from the Value Ireland Forum highlighting our users' rip off experiences. Click here for a full copy of the article. December 6th, 2003 Today is the closing date for the Reviewer Offer which began in early November. Unfortunately, though there were many many reviews posted on the Value Ireland Forum, none were qualified to enter into the draw for the Christmas Hamper. For this reason, there is no winner to be announced. Thank you however, to all those who have submitted, and continue to submit reviews on the Value Ireland Forum. November 10th, 2003 Shopping Around... Mary Harney has told us to do it. So has Charlie McCreevy. And the Director of Consumer Affairs has launched a campaign encouraging us to do it. Click here for more in our Tips Section. November 5th, 2003 Diarmuid MacShane from Value Ireland took part in the regular feature about "Rip Off Ireland" on the Late Night Talk show on 98fm. He was joined by Ms. Carmel Foley, the Director of Consumer Affairs. The discussion covered areas of consumer interest such as petrol prices, health and insurance costs, and the usual comments regarding prices in pubs. Ms. Foley kindly recommended the work that Value Ireland is doing and encouraged listeners to use the facility provided by the Value Ireland forum. Click here to add your comments to the Forum, or to find out what others are saying. November 4th, 2003 Avail of your chance to receive a Christmas Hamper worth approximately €100 courtesy of Value Ireland. All you have to do is post a qualifying review on the Value Ireland Forum to be in with a chance. Offer Closed. November 2nd, 2003 The Director of Consumer Affairs, Ms. Carmel Foley, today Sunday 2 November 2003, launched a campaign to stimulate greater price awareness amongst consumers. Click here to go to the Director of Consumer Affairs website to read the press release and find out more. October 30th, 2003 In response to some discussions on Wednesdays Late Night Talk on 98fm, we would like to hear your comments regarding the ability of online shopping to help Irish consumers avoid the "rip off Ireland" phenomenon in our shops and businesses. Click here for the Online Shopping Forum to let people know about your experiences. October 29th, 2003 Diarmuid MacShane from Value Ireland was again part of a discussion about "Rip Off Ireland" on the Late Night Talk show on 98fm. Topics discussed included complaining in restaurants, prices charged by doctors, online shopping, and the price of car insurance in Ireland. Click here to go to the Value Ireland Forum to submit any comments or complaints you may have regarding any of the above items, or anything else where you may have experienced a rip off practice in Ireland. October 21st, 2003 In late September, a user reported what they perceived to be a rip off when trading in a car with a Dublin garage. This was seen, and strongly disputed, by the garage concerned. As per the Value Ireland legal statement, we followed up to confirm the contents of the post, which we were able to do. In the mean time, the garage concerned had posted an offer of a €200 discount to any Value Ireland user who buys or orders a car from them. If this offer is of interest to you, you only have to print the relevant web page, and bring to the garage to receive the offer. To find out more details, to access the page that should be printed, and to read the posts which lead to this offer for Value Ireland users, please click here. October 17th, 2003 The Consumers' Association of Ireland, SIMI and the RAC ask motorists to support their calls for a fairer deal for motorists. This joint lobby demands a reduction in the taxation burden imposed on motorists and calls on the Minister for Finance to reduce motoring taxes in the forthcoming Budget. For more information, and to register your support, click here to access the Consumers Association website. October 13th, 2003 In continuing efforts to make the information provided by Value Ireland more accessible, we have now produced a text only test version of the site that you can download to your PDA. You will be able to download the key information from the site, as well as the "Thumbs Up" and "Thumbs Down" sections. Value Ireland would be interested in hearing from people who would like to try out this test PDA portable download site. If you have a PDA, and are a registered member of Avant Go, please click here to contact us. Thank you. October 9th, 2003 Car insurance up for renewal soon? Afraid you're going to get ripped off yet again? Do you know what questions to ask when looking for a quote? How may quotes are you going to get? Click here for some tips on what to do next. October 8th, 2003 Welcome to the listeners of 98fm after the "Late Night Talk" segment on item on "Rip Off Ireland". We'd love to hear your reviews, comments or complaints from around the Dublin and surrounding areas, so please click here. Thank you for visiting. This show segment featured Diarmuid MacShane from Value Ireland. To contact Diarmuid click here. October 7th, 2003 What do you think of Value Ireland? We are interested in hearing what you have to say about our service, or our web pages. Click here to hear what others have had to say. You'll see we are interested in the good, as well as the bad. Thank You. October 6th, 2003 Value Ireland is not intended to replace "on the spot" complaining if you are unhappy with value, quality or service in any of your purchasing experiences. Therefore, we would like to remind you of your consumer rights in Ireland. Click here to read more. October 3rd, 2003 In continuing coverage of Value Ireland in the Cork area, today, Diarmuid MacShane from Value Ireland was interviewed as part of discussions on consumer affairs and rip off practices. The coverage was on Cork Campus Radio, associated with UCC. If you have comments, reviews or complaints about businesses or service providers in Cork, please click here. October 1st, 2003 Value Ireland was featured this evening in the Cork and Limerick Evening Echo newspapers. The article was entitled "Rip Off Ireland to be tracked on the web". The article can be reviewed here. Thank you very much to those visitors who were kind enough to forward details to us about the article. September 29th, 2003 Are you living in Cork? Or Kerry? Or Kildare? Or Longford, Monaghan, Westmeath, Tipperary or Wicklow? Or anywhere else in Ireland? Getting value for money? Or being ripped off and getting second rate service and quality? Go here to the Value Ireland Forum to highlight the good places, and warn others about the bad. September 22, 2003 The Right Hook on Newstalk 106, presented by George Hook, presented features on "Rip Off Ireland" on its shows on Monday and Tuesday of this week. On Monday, Diarmuid MacShane from Value Ireland, had about 20 minutes speaking about the site, its aims, and consumer affairs in general in Ireland. For further information, please contact. September 21, 2003 To follow up on some of our reviews, there appears to be a number of good Indian restaurants around. See what people are saying about their experiences here. If you know of some other good value places, Indian restaurants or otherwise, please post your comments on the Value Ireland Forum. September 15, 2003 Welcome to the redesigned and updated Value Ireland web pages. We hope you like the new look and feel to the site. If you have any comments, we would love to hear them. Please e-mail us here. September 1, 2003 Now you can text your reviews to us, or leave a message. The number is 085-738-3059. We will then add your reviews to the Value Ireland Forum. August 13, 2003 The Value Ireland site is featured in a piece about "Rip Off Ireland" on the Ryan Tubridy 2fm Breakfast Show. August 12, 2003 The Value Ireland site was first published today and began inviting Irish users and consumers to begin using the site and submitting reviews.
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