Conor Pope
Irish Times
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Anti-drone technology easily circumvented, say experts
Dublin Airport forced to suspend flights on several occasions in recent weeks due to drone activity → Read More
Primary schools ‘completely in the dark’ over free book scheme
Shortages ‘90 per cent certain’ due to lack of information about operation of scheme, book industry says → Read More
Deliveries from UK to be smoother as postal row sorted
Thousands of purchases made by Irish shoppers have been returned over customs issues → Read More
Cost of living crisis causes Digestive problem as number of biscuits in packet shrinks
Popular biscuits from McVities getting smaller while Penguins go missing from multi-packs → Read More
Grocery price inflation reaches record high of 16%, data shows
Irish shoppers have also experienced shortages in fruit and vegetable aisles over recent weeks → Read More
WhatsApp promises to be more transparent and less agressive
Intervention of Irish consumer group and others across EU prompts fresh commitment from social media giant → Read More
Has the demise of money been exaggerated?
Pricewatch: Covid turned many people off notes, coins and ATMs but there are many democratic and inclusive reasons why physical cash should continue to have currency → Read More
Electric Ireland business prices falling but no good news for domestic users
No sign of relief for domestic customers despite a fall in prices for businesses of around 10 per cent from next month → Read More
Anatomy of a Revolut scam: Peter watched helplessly as thousands drained from his account
Pricewatch: The live chat with the help desk was genuine, the phone call and ‘verification’ request were fake → Read More
The return of the package holiday
All-inclusive trips booked by travel agents are rising in popularity as holidaymakers seek security → Read More
Eviction ban ‘didn’t work’ to curb homelessness, Taoiseach says
Homelessness in Ireland hits another record high, according to figures published on Friday → Read More
Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien talks up progress in face of increased homelessness
Minister says he is optimistic about range of measures being rolled out, despite record homeless numbers → Read More
New papal nuncio appointed to Ireland
Archbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor, who is currently serving in Colombia, set to relocate to Dublin → Read More
Wage increases don’t come close to matching inflation
Average white collar worker is Є1,300 worse off in 2023 despite record number of pay rises → Read More
Two men arrested in Dublin following firearm seizure
Men arrested after being seen with suspected firearm in the Kylemore area of the city → Read More
Uninsured drivers a ‘problem as old as the hills’
Technology exists to tackle problem which drives up premiums but solution hangs on clean data being shared → Read More
Government’s new cost-of-living package: What’s in it for me?
Unless you are in receipt of welfare, have small children or work in hospitality, you probably won’t see much extra money in your pocket → Read More
Eight scams Irish consumers should be wary of
Pricewatch: criminals have become much more adept at conning people out of their cash using a variety of scams → Read More
Parking Tag: Are you paying for parking a car you no longer have?
In addition to parking charges, there’s a monthly ‘service charge’ of 99 cent for each vehicle added to the Parking Tag account → Read More
Hundreds of millions of punts still being eaten by rats and snails
Pricewatch: Some €350 million punts remain unaccounted for 21 years after the euro’s introduction but the Central Bank’s money rescuers are standing by to convert your old money → Read More