Meteor are running a special offer – online only  which will be of interest to smartphone users such as Iphones and Blackberry.

For €15 a month you can get a SIM only deal with 1Gb of data , 200 minutes of calls and 200 texts included . This is on  billpay but with a short 30 day contract – so you are not tied in for a long time.
No phone purchase needed – free SIM.  Visit Meteor here – and click on the  Bill Pay “Order Now” button .
Then you choose a free Sim and then you select the “Bill Pay Smart Lite“  option  – which is €30 normally  – but reduced to €15 for online purchases only.  This discount will apply for 12 months. (Free Meteor to Meteor Calls too )

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If you use your mobile phone to make a lot  of calls to landlines – it could end up costing you a lot of money. Some mobile pre-pay or PAYG packages charge as much as 29c per minute for calls to landlines.

If you use your mobile phone for a lot of call minutes  to landlines -  then you should look at Meteor who are doing a “Free Anytime Any Network” deal on prepay. If you top up by €30  amonth you get up to 5000 minutes of calls to any network including landlines.
You can sign up to Meteor Here    sign up available till end of Oct 2011

Three Ireland is probably the next best option – the Three Classic Flex. costs  €35 a month  and you get 500 flex units. Each unit can be used for a 1 minute call or 2 text messages. So 500 units will get you 400 minutes of calls and 200 text messages. (Calls to other 3 mobiles do not use up your units.) You also get a free add on – and the best one in this case would be free unlimited landline calls. (normally €4.99 a month).
Find Out more at Three Ireland

Sample monthly charges for  making 400 minutes of calls to landlines, 400 to mobiles and 200 text messages

€30  with Meteor  Prepay Free anytime any Network (€30 top up needed)

€35   “3″ Classic Flex SIM only
€44  – eMobile Select 400
€55.29 O2 Clear SIM
€85.99 Vodafone Perfect Choice 400 with 200 free landline mins
€151.29  Tesco Anytime Pre Pay (Free €30 top up)

Irish Standard Pre Pay Mobile Call Rates to Landlines

O2 Experience 19c per Min
Vodafone Advantage 25c per Minute
Tesco 20c per minute
Meteor 25c per minute
Three 29c per min – but free at weekends if you top up by €20

Figures checked  August 31st  2011

Also See our Broadband Price Comparison

With many of us trying to cut our spending – more people are probably thinking of trying the budget supermarkets such as Aldi and Lidl. Prices of own brand products in these shops can be a lot cheaper than the top name brands – but are they any good?
A couple of recent surveys in the UK by Which  -  resulted in Aldi coming out top.
Aldi  won a tasting test on orange juice – which included top brands such as Tropicana. The Aldi Del Rivo orange juice with bits (£1.29)  scored  top mark of 73% and # Tropicana Pure Premium Original with juicy bits (£2.20) was  at  71%.

Another test on washing up liquids by the same organisation – resulted in Aldi’s Magnum Premium Original (59p for 500ml ) beating Fairy Liquid ((£1 for 433ml) to top position.

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Get 15% off everything at DIY chain B & Q this Weekend with this Discount Voucher

Valid for 4 days from 10th  to 13th June – in all B&Q stores in Ireland and UK.

No minimum spend.

Get plenty more  online    discount codes and vouchers here all valid at shops that deliver to Ireland

B&Q don’t do online shopping in Ireland – but they have stores in the following towns and cities in Ireland

Athlone
Cork Mahon Point Retail Park
Dublin – Liffey Valley
Dublin – Swords Airside Retail Park
Dublin – Tallaght Belgard
Galway West District Centre
Limerick City East Retail Park
Naas Newhall Retail Park
Waterford Butlerstown Retail Park

Get 30% off with this discount voucher for GAP. Valid online and in stores  Ireland and the UK  from 6th – 10th April 2011.

Voucher Here ( Irish residents  just enter  Ireland for postcode.)

HAve a look at what you might want to buy here  the GAP website .
Delivery to Ireland is £10 but prices work out cheaper online than in the Dundrum GAP shop because they are in Sterling.

Here are some online clothes shops that deliver to Ireland

Amazon UK are currently offering free Super Saver delivery to Ireland on all orders.  (it was previously limited to orders over £25 GBP.)
It isn’t automatic – you have to select it at the checkout.This may be a error on the Amazon website – but you may as well take advantage of it while it lasts.

Update – Feb 5th - Amazon have fixed the error now – so you need to order £25 worth to get free delivery to Ireland again  now. (good while it lasted)

Shop at Amazon Here

House of Fraser have some clearance offers online at the moment – with a few items at half price. We spotted a few bargains in the Home and Kitchen dept. such as Slow Cookers, Irons, Toasters, Frying Pans, Food Processors at 50% Off. Top brands such  as Tefal, Breville, Kenwood, Philips. See the Electrical Clearance Items  Here

The House of Fraser online shop lets Irish customers pay in Sterling – so it should  work out cheaper than buying in Dundrum. . They only charge £3 for delivery  to Ireland.  (Some larger items like TVs can’t be delivered to Ireland though ).
Free Delivery on orders over £50 – to Ireland and UK

There is a 20% Discount on many items at  House of Fraser online. It is a special promotion for the UK bank holiday weekend – and the offer ends August  3oth

House of Fraser charge just £3 for delivery to Ireland  – some large items like furniture and appliances cannot be delivered here.

They stock top clothing labels such as:

Oasis, Warehouse, Bench, Diesel, Lipsy, Desigual, Lee, Wrangler, Pepe, Firetrap, Yumi, Coast, Untold, Therapy, Kenneth Cole, Diesel, Hudson Jeans, LNA, Met in Jeans, Tag, True Religion, Frock& Frill, John Zack, Lipsy, Motel, Rare, Vero Moda, Isotoner, Linea, Ted Baker (nightwear), Elle Macpherson Intimates, Cyberjammies, Just Sheepskin, Lepel, Therapy, Linea Silver, Angie Gooderham,, Cath Kidston, DKNY, D&G, Diesel, Kenneth Cole, Kenneth Cole Reaction, Nine West, Fiorelli, Kipling and Mischa Barton.