Aengus Cox

Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Correspondent

Rathwood garden centre and outdoor furnitute retailer

How will Rathwood examinership impact customers?

Garden centre and outdoor furniture retailer Rathwood, which has formally entered examinership, said on Saturday that while it is still trading, refunds owed to customers who placed orders that were never delivered "cannot be processed at this time".

Ireland • 27 Apr

Close up image of an oil delivery driver filling up a residential oil tank.

Why is oil coming from northern Europe costing us more?

With a lot of Ireland's oil coming from northern Europe and not the Middle East, why are we paying so much more for our oil now even though there's no disruption to European production? Consumer Affairs Correspondent Aengus Cox explains why.

Analysis and Comment • 25 Apr

Ryder Cup launched at Adare Manor in Limerick

Ryder Cup tickets for Irish fans sell out within an hour

Tickets for next year's Ryder Cup at Adare Manor in Co Limerick, which were made available for residents of Ireland, sold out in under an hour today.

Munster • 24 Apr

Guide for consumers to reduce energy use published

The Electricity Association of Ireland has published a guide for consumers to help them understand and reduce their household energy use amid what it said are "ongoing concerns about energy affordability".

Ireland • 23 Apr

Male hands holding the steering wheel in a car

Call for new system to reduce uninsured vehicles on roads

The Motor Insurers' Bureau of Ireland (MIBI) is calling for the introduction of a new system to help reduce the number of uninsured vehicles on Irish roads.

Ireland • 20 Apr

Woman standing at a petrol station putting fuel into her red car

Around 300 forecourts still without fuel

The number of service stations across the country without fuel has fallen to around 300 - down from more than 600.

Ireland • 15 Apr

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What do the latest fuel excise cuts mean for pump prices?

Since midnight, the fresh fuel excise cuts announced last weekend have been in effeThe measures kicked in at midnight, so any fuel leaving a depot headed for a forecourt since then has been subject to the lower taxct. The measures follow a first round of excise cuts that came into effect last month.

Analysis and Comment • 15 Apr

Ryanair among most complained about firms in 2025 - CCPC

Ryanair, Rathwood and Currys were the most complained about companies last year, according to the latest consumer helpline report from the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.

Business • 13 Apr