In the course of his phenomenally successful television series, Rip Off Republic, Eddie Hobbs advocated that people should send nappies to the Department of Enterprise as a means of encouraging the minister to repeal the Groceries Order.

MORE than 500 manufacturing jobs were lost every month over the last year.

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern’s nomination of Celia Larkin to the board of the National Consumer Agency was an impromptu decision which involved no consultation, internal Government documentation has shown.

Fine Gael Enterprise, Trade & Employment Spokesman Phil Hogan has called on the insurance industry to ensure that its massive profits result in lower premiums for consumers and small businesses.

OPPOSITION parties have blamed the Government for contributing significantly to Ireland’s status as the most expensive country in the European Union for many everyday goods and services.

THE Coalition was accused last night of being “deluded” following the publication of its second progress report on the Programme for Government.

PUBS and supermarkets are ripping off consumers - with Dublin people paying more for five out of every seven products they buy than their counterparts outside the capital.