I didn’t get around to writing about this article when it was published a couple of weeks ago, but it’s definitely worth [...]
Tag Archives: The Irish Times
In the market for a new car? Here’s some old school advice dressed up as “game theory”
Someone sent me this article from the Irish Times, In the game for the best price, from their Motoring section. The article [...]
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 [...]
We Irish are suckers for brands and labels, and it’s costing us dear
Paul Cullen wrote this story back in September, Stepping out in the €27.99 suit, when it was one of their websites top [...]
Competition Authority and National Consumer Agency. A marriage made in hell?
I wrote previously, Are the Competition Authority happy to be merged with the National Consumer Agency?, about how it was unlikely that [...]
Top Tip when booking online for anything
In this post last week, I referred to this thread on Conor Popes Pricewatch blog where there was some discussion on the [...]
Survey shocker – groceries still more expensive down south!
The shocker is that people are still spending time and money on this kind of survey. This newspaper report on a report [...]
Are you interested in Irish culture? How would you define it?
Did you attend Culture Night anywhere around the country recently? Someone asked me in the last few weeks: Have you any interest in Irish [...]
Ridiculous consumer views about Ryanair
This thread on Pricewatch recently, which I’ve referred to a few times already, is a gold mine of information and absolute stupidity. [...]
Ireland deserves foreign holidays!
A few times over the past couple of weeks (over a few pints mind you), the term entitlement and the Irish race [...]
