Updated: 08:37, Wednesday, 30 January 2013
When a leather sofa is not leather at all
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When a leather sofa is not leather at all

More and more claims are appearing in the small claims court in relation to leather sofas that don't turn out to be leather. What are your rights if you find you luxury buy does not live up to billing?

Consumer attitude to spending still cautious
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Consumer attitude to spending still cautious

Consumer sentiment fell at its fastest rate in a decade last month as householders err on the side of caution and save increasing amounts.

Women hit hardest by new EU car insurance laws
Consumer Guide

Women hit hardest by new EU car insurance laws

Women will be hit hardest by the new EU rules banning gender-based discount for car insurance, but young men could save up to 50%

Telephone line fee increase for over 66 year olds
Consumer Guide

Telephone line fee increase for over 66 year olds

People over 66 will face a hefty increase on their telephone landline, following last December's budget, but there are ways of counter-acting the hike if you shop around.

Personal Debt & Savings

Health insurance: beware of penalties if switching

Health insurance: beware of penalties if switching

11:17 Switch your health insurance without triggering penalties - new terms and conditions make it less attracting to do this mid-contract. Tina Leonard explains to Today with Pat Kenny.

Consumer Guides

Women hit hardest by new EU car insurance laws

Women hit hardest by new EU car insurance laws

10:07 Women will be hit hardest by the new EU rules banning gender-based discount for car insurance, but young men could save up to 50%

Mortgages

Property prices may have hit rock bottom

Property prices may have hit rock bottom

18:10 Dublin house prices rose for the first full calendar year since 2006 but the rise was only 1.5%. However there is pent-up demand for property, according to a survey.

Highlights  

  • The Week In Pictures

    Some of the most striking images from around the world this week

  • Prime Time

    RTÉ's Investigations Unit asks could the anti-malarial drug Lariam be linked to suicides among Irish Defence Forces soldiers.

 

Also In The News  

 

In Focus  

  • Political Climate

    Science & Tech Correspondent Will Goodbody examines the business and politics of climate change

  • Ash Dieback Warnings

    The Department of Agriculture and Teagasc have begun a series of meetings to warn landowners of the signs of ash dieback

 

Documentary on One  

  • The Undiscovered Country

    A story about travelling theatre, a childhood trauma, a place on the border, and a 70-something man's search for his father

  • Songs My Mother Taught Me

    A 'documentary novel' by Chris Brookes about war brides - women who married allied servicemen during World War II

  • Over There - Green Cab

    A London taxi tour around the stories of the Irish in London, including the more recently-arrived