If an offer looks too good to be true, it probably is
The image on the left is based on screen grabs taken by @jimboireland and @WayneDoyle___ (click through for a bigger size). It shows a 'samsung 51" series 4 3D plasma tv' for sale on a retail website Continue Reading
B&Q Ireland will honour vouchers during Examinership – updated
The High Court has today approved a petition for the appointment of an interim Examiner to B&Q Ireland, a home improvement and garden centre retailer. A statement on the B&Q website Continue Reading
HMV will Honour My Vouchers after all, at least in the UK
According to TheJournal.ie, HMV stores in the UK are to start accepting vouchers again. Meanwhile, a sit-in by staff at some of HMV's Irish stores came to an end over the weekend, as the Receiver Continue Reading
The HMV vouchers saga just makes me wanna shout, and throw my hands up, in frustration
There have been many developments today in the HMV vouchers saga about which I blogged yesterday. I argued that HMV's vouchers, tokens, gift cards, and the like, were valid, and that National Continue Reading
I can’t believe the news today: if Administration fails, then HMV might go away
The photo on the left, by Cian Ginty on Flickr, shows the HMV store on Grafton Street, Dublin, closed up on a Saturday night. I read the news today, oh boy, about how 300 Irish jobs are at risk as Continue Reading
#CRC12 Paper: Chapter 7 – Users
Chapter 7 of the Copyright Review Committee's Consultation Paper considers whether the Copyright and Related Rights Act, 2000 (also here) creates barriers to innovation by users (update: you can Continue Reading
For consumers, three is a magic number
Like the old joke about buses, you wait for ages, then three come along at once. So it is with consumer protection initiatives. There have been three in the past week. First, the EU Commission last Continue Reading
Can you recover taxes and charges from airlines when you don’t travel?
Yes, you can. If you book to travel with an airline, and pay their fee plus government taxes and airport charges, but if you then don’t travel, so that the taxes are not due and the charges are not Continue Reading
Hi there! Thanks for dropping by. I'm Eoin O'Dell, and this is my blog: Cearta.ie - the Irish for rights.
