Passengers affected by strike action at Ryanair are being advised they are entitled to a refund of legitimate expenses.

A survey of over 9,000 households found just 6% are receiving electricity discounts of more than 10%, even though reductions of up to 30% are widely available.

Thousands of products on supermarket shelves are coming in smaller packages, despite prices remaining the same, according to a new report.

Thousands of products on supermarket shelves are coming in smaller packages, despite prices remaining the same, according to a new report.

Tickets for U2's gig are being sold online for €11,000.

The country’s consumer protection watchdog has not taken any action to investigate the soaring cost of motor insurance despite hard-pressed businesses and consumers facing huge increases over the past 18 months.

The agency responsible for protecting consumers’ interests has no immediate plans to investigate the spiralling cost of motor insurance which has seen premiums surge more than 60% in the past two years.

Urgent action is needed to tackle spiralling car insurance costs, as the cost of insuring a car has already increased by one-third in the last year.

Hard-pressed consumers already struggling with a myriad of bills are to be hit with hikes of up to 12% in the cost of their insurance as premiums continue to spiral even higher.

A consumer group has called on the newest entrant to the mobile phone market to make customer care its main priority.

The biggest one-year hike in motor insurance prices in more than a decade is wiping out any savings hard-pressed motorists are making at the petrol pump.

IRISH consumers are more hopeful for the future than they have been in years, according to a study by An Bord Bia, the state agency that promotes the sale of Irish food and horticulture.

One in five households are behind on their electricity bill, according to a new survey for the Energy Regulator.

A protest by gas installers and plumbers will take place outside the Dáil today to highlight the number of unregistered people working in the sector.

Consumers and small businesses left out of pocket following the collapse of Setanta Insurance will be able to claim back part of their premiums if they paid by credit card.

Deepening austerity measures are pushing households into a “live for now” culture, causing shrinking savings and risks triggering a fresh personal finances crisis.

The price of a typical basket of grocery staples has increased by 12% in two years according to the Consumer Association of Ireland.

Experts are warning that gas leaks pose a huge threat to home-owners this Christmas, and can in many cases be fatal.

Over 10,000 gas boilers are believed to have been installed illegally last year.

The latest 8.5% gas price hike will put further pressure on hard-pressed families to make ends meet, organisations working with households in financial crisis have warned.

Furious Ulster Bank customers look set to ignore pleas to stay loyal with the firm, by jumping ship to rival financial institutions.

Power company Electric Ireland says it will not change its “less costs more” policy despite a backlash against its extra charge for customers who do not use “enough” electricity.

THE sheer complexity of health insurance policies is forcing people who could afford to keep their coverage to quit because hidden deals are not being adequately explained by insurers.

CONSUMERS in Ireland are increasingly shifting towards an electronic payment culture, new figures suggest.

A NATIONAL clampdown on car-clampers is on the cards after Cork city led the backlash against contractors that infuriate motorists.

IRELAND’S next health minister has been urged to prevent insurers from bleeding people dry after the latest in a series of painful premium hikes were imposed on patients.

There has been a call today for the Financial Regulator to investigate EBS after it emerged the society is charging different rates of interest to customers who wish to fix their mortgage.

MORE than €4 million is to be refunded to approximately 40,000 AIB customers after the bank admitted to an overcharging error.

I LIKE my food just a little bit too much as anyone who has seen me recently will know.

HOMEOWNERS are paying over €100 less for gas and electricity than they were a year ago, and prices are set to plunge further.

CONSUMER groups have called for an investigation into how Bank of Ireland overcharged customers of potentially tens of millions of euro and if the bank benefited from the financial blunder.

THERE was good news and bad news for consumers as the ESB said it may raise charges next year, while two vintners organisations were found guilty of contempt of court in announcing a one-year drinks price freeze effective from last December.

AN all-out supermarket price war has broken out with all the major retailers slashing prices in a bid to lure shoppers.

THE move by supermarket giant Tesco to slash prices could spark a nationwide price war and help stop the flow of shoppers over the border, it has been claimed.

THE move by Tesco to proffer price parity in the sale of clothing to Irish customers is to be warmly welcomed. Irish shoppers were being ripped off in being asked to pay a price in euro that was considerably higher than the sterling equivalent that consumers were paying in Britain.

Celtic Tiger-style living standards will be heavily hit from today as the Government gets ready to rake in more than €1bn in new charges.

DRAMATIC increases in health insurance costs of up to six times the current rate of inflation have been condemned by a patients’ campaign group.

CONSUMERS have been ripped off to the tune of €620 million in the past four years, according to a watchdog website.