Our very own Peter has a great piece in the Irish Times Pricewatch section today on ways to enjoy a cheap and cheerful Christmas. He has tips for restaurants and good pub food all around the country.  There’s also recommendations for country bars that will arrange transport for their customers, alternatives to pub crawls and [...]

Once the bills are paid, 1.8 million Irish adults have less than €100 per month to spend, according to a report from the Irish League of Credit Unions earlier this year. So how on earth are we going to get through Christmas? I’m currently writing an article for The Irish Times, looking at ways to save [...]

I felt very slightly queasy yesterday. The soup was four days past the use-by, but I ate it anyway because I couldn’t bear to let it go to waste. Ah, I was fine. Didn’t get sick or nothing. Grrrr… Later that day I came across some research from safefood Ireland, which showed that one in three [...]

In today’s Pricewatch, Conor Pope has an excellent article on how to save money in supermarkets. His tips include looking out for value in M&S, never taking perishable items from the front shelves, and shopping late in the day when you’ll find more price cuts. It’s an incredibly useful and readable piece. Highly recommended for [...]

In today’s Irish Times Pricewatch section, Conor Pope looks at the mass switch to own brand labels: Despite food price inflation, shoppers are managing their shopping budgets by trading down to private labels, shopping around, shopping to a budget and planning in advance. Four out of five shoppers now believe it is imperative that they [...]