The number of people switching electricity supplier rose to its highest level in three years in 2014 as consumers sought to minimise the cost of bills.

Consumers buying products online are being warned about free trial scams.

Senior civil servants are to face calls to appear again before an Oireachtas committee after a second organisation seemed to distance itself from suggestions that it was “satisfied” with privacy provisions of the postcode to be launched this year.

A digital rights advocacy group has echoed the Data Protection Commissioner’s privacy concerns about the new postcode and has warned Communications Minister Alex White that his department is "taking a dangerous and needless step into the unknown" with the €27m Eircode project.

A car dealer found guilty of breaking consumer protection laws by selling previously crashed vehicles has been warned that he must pay compensation.

More criminal prosecutions of companies that break consumer protection laws are on the way, Enterprise Minister Richard Bruton has promised.

Ryanair has made changes to how it sells insurance on its website following intervention by the National Consumer Agency.

The plain people of Ireland want plain English — and that’s official.

The National Consumer Agency secured one conviction and 45 enforcement actions against businesses who overcharged customers and failed to display prices in the first six months of the year.

43% of consumers have switched at least one product or service within the last year, according to the National Consumer Agency.

Just over 1,000 domestic gas or electricity accounts were disconnected during the month of June.

Just one-quarter of consumers say they change billing companies regularly to avail of better deals in insurance, utilities, broadband and other household bills.

Irish people are far too easily satisfied, usually far too slow to complain about poor service or overcharging — at least we were.

They have the adoration of kids and the blessings of parents but now loom bands — the quiet, creative toy craze — are at the centre of a cancer scare.

The National Consumer Agency and Competition Authority are to merge, it has been announced.

Phone companies and banks top the list of businesses causing concern, confusion, and complaints among customers, according to the National Consumer Agency helpline.

Almost 300 people have contacted the consumer watchdog since January in relation to a range of scams.

Some 160,000 Garth Brooks fans are anxiously awaiting developments after Dublin City Council axed two of the country music superstar’s Croke Park concerts.

From switching energy providers to changing banks, Vickie Maye says there are ways of ensuring you have more to spend on yourself

WE were promised a great cull of quangos, three years ago.

Consumers should know if the food they are buying is being sold below the production cost, according to environmental body An Taisce.

A Dublin motor dealer has been fined and ordered by a judge to pay legal costs and €7,000 compensation for selling a “clocked” car.

In the midst of considerable chaos, fear and uncertainty over the past six years, one industry has stood out like a beacon of light for the economy — agri-food.

The grocery market is to be strongly regulated to ensure fairness between suppliers and retailers.

Vickie Maye reveals what she’s learned from her six-month, money-saving stint on RTÉ’s Today show.

The price of an average grocery basket of branded goods continues to creep up, despite the recession hitting cash-strapped consumers.

Consumers have been warned to be wary of a scam where cars are being sold at rock-bottom prices falsely claiming to have NCT and/or six months motor tax.

People can save more than €5,600 on life and mortgage insurance by shopping around, according to a study.

More than 30% of people could avoid paying bank charges if they shopped around, according to a consumer survey.

Ryanair and Aer Lingus are just two of the companies to have fallen foul of the National Consumer Agency (NCA) in the past six months.

The “clocking” of cars is set to become a specific criminal offence under measures announced by Transport Minister Leo Varadkar last night.

Almost half of all Irish people have let a gift voucher expire, the National Consumer Agency cllaims, as it reminds the public to spend Christmas presents before they go out of date.

Savvy shoppers willing to delay their Christmas splurges until after Dec 25 have made this year’s St Stephen’s Day sales the busiest since the recession began.

An Irish gift website which has been the subject of numerous complaints over delivery delays has committed to deliver all Christmas orders by today.

IMAGINE. We’ll spend €1.5bn on food, drink and presents this Christmas — more than any other EU country.

The National Consumer Agency has advised shoppers buying vouchers or gift cards to use them quickly.

Ryanair has finally bowed to pressure from regulators and agreed to provide an email address for customer complaints and queries.

Finally, after action from the National Consumer Agency which started in May, Ryanair have been forced to supply an email address on its website for its customers.