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# Consumer

Last year
2023
Conspicuous consumption at Christmas: How marketers get us to spend more and more
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Pope asks young people to resist ‘consumerist sirens’ as he ends Greece visit
Ireland signs letter to European Commission calling for airlines to be allowed refund passengers with vouchers
Disney Store wants security gate at Grafton Street shop to prevent homeless sleepers
House of Fraser won't be honouring or reissuing Irish gift cards (but it is reissuing British ones)
Dublin dad says family holiday in jeopardy due to 'misinformation' and delays getting baby's passport
Going to the shops? Many stores and supermarkets are now open
Irish shoppers more optimistic after bargain hunting in post-Christmas sales
'We have to get a grip as a society': Could you stop buying clothes for a year?
What are you entitled to if a delivery company loses your stuff?
Inspector says 'an awful lot' of bouncy castles haven't been safety-checked
Is your money going up in smoke? Here’s how you could save on your mortgage
Irish consumers haven't felt this good for 10 years
Here's why poorer families were hardest hit by post-Celtic Tiger inflation
Irish shoppers like buying stuff that's about to go off...
Are you burning money on car insurance? Premiums have shot up recently
What's top of your county's shopping list?
Volkswagen recalls 1,256 cars in Ireland
Don't like lamb? Over €7 million is being spent to convince you otherwise
This 20-year-old inventor owns a Chinese factory
Booking a test or visa online? Don't get stung by an unofficial website
Car salesman convicted for selling previously-crashed, dangerous vehicles
Let's bring in tax cuts worth €400 million, says business group
Poll: Have you ever made an official complaint about a company?
Irish Netflix users: you could be in for another price hike
The average Irish saver has over €20,000 on deposit
Lidl will soon be stocking wine for €39.99 - but what can you usually buy there for that much?
Opinion: SALE! Why does this one word cause all logic to go out the window?
We bought five times more electric cars this year...
Confirmed: Carphone Warehouse will be the next mobile operator in Ireland
Consumer agency wants to make contracts fairer
Learning, cigarettes and alcohol: they're all getting pricier
Ouch, my wallet: Prices went up by 0.5 per cent last month alone
"Cathedrals of consumption": A history of shopping in Ireland
How to catch the consumer eye in 2014
Today will be the busiest online mobile shopping day of 2013
Ryanair publishes complaints email address after NCA action
Wexford Town to stop using 1c and 2c coins today
Switching providers can save money - so why don't more do it?
Column: Does celebrity marketing actually work?