A short trip to London from Ireland can work out quite good value – especially when the Euro to Sterling Exchange rate is still fairly good for Irish visitors .As travel gradually gets back to normal between Ireland and the UK – Here are a few of our top tips for spending and saving money […]
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There was a time when the “Sales” in Ireland didn’t begin until the New Year , January 1st – but they have gradually been starting earlier and earlier as shopping habits in Ireland fall in line with the UK. This year, St Stephens Day , December 26th 2024 , falls on a Thursday and many […]
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Very Ireland is an online department store selling as many as 70,000 different products. They changed their name from Littlewoods in July 2022. A wide range of products is available at VERY. They sell womenswear, menswear, kidswear, footwear and lingerie as well as homewares, electricals, appliances, entertainment, sport and leisure, furniture, toys, gifts and jewellery. […]
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A Supermarket Price Comparison survey was carried out in March 2018 (on behalf of Aldi) by Grant Thornton. They compared prices at Aldi, Lidl, Tesco, SuperValu and Dunnes Stores. The sample in the survey consisted of 62 items, and was found to cost on average: €65.04 in Aldi, €65.53 in Lidl, €76.54 in Tesco, €80.74 […]
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All the Irish banks have replaced the old Laser cards with Visa Debit cards. Halifax were first to change over to Visa Debit (they have since pulled out of Ireland ). Then in 2009 Ulster Bank began issuing Visa Debit cards and PTSB soon followed in 2010 . Bank of Ireland joined the switch to […]
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