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Hi, Does anyone have experience with getting withholding tax waived or reduced after the deadline Raisin sets? I have a deposit and have slightly less than four weeks to go but have only now requested the proof of tax residency from revenue. Looks like I will be taxed at 19% on my Slovak...

Hi, I have just signed up for UPC Horizon. I got a UPC 1001 error on connecting. No signal. I called UPC. UPC tested. They can't connect to the UPC router box. They send an engineer. The engineer says the wiring is a problem in apartment. The Management Co gets an engineer who says he tested...

I'm a BOI customer. I just spotted that I have an ATM transaction with another bank processed twice. As it is for 200 euros I'm very concerned. Who do I contact, my own bank or the other bank? Thanks Gearoid

Hi All, I notice the massive drop in Italian borrowing costs today. The interest rate has halved since November according to the BBC. The Italian ECB member Bini Smaghi was always seen as something of a hawk when Irish debt were being discussed. However, he is suddenly talking about...

Hi, I have an eircom.net e-mail account and receive regular daily mails usually e.g. from Monster.ie. I noticed that I received no mails on either Saturday or Sunday. Was there an outage over the weekend? Did anyone else experience this problem? Otherwise I have to presume...

Hi, I'm looking for what the best options are for servicing a Skoda Octavia that don't mean I need to take much time off work. I work in the Clondalkin/Nangor road area and I am living in D6W. Any good options available including from the new main dealer out in that area. I am out of...

Hi, We are a couple in our early forties, active enough. We are looking at travelling to Austria from mid to late June, and I booked a flight without enquiring about accommodation costs. Now my partner is saying most nice hotels are 180-200 euros (90-100 pps) a night even in rural areas. We...

Hi, I'm just wondering whether anyone knows the real story whether this road has been delayed indefinitely or is going ahead? It was meant to be at PPP stage but reports were that private investors were getting cold feet due to our financial woes/concerns about default etc etc. This was...

Hi, I've been offered a very good permanent IT job. My only bugbear is that they expect a two month's notice period. To me this affects my abilities to move to another position in the future if it were to arise. Would any prospective employer view this as a hindrance to employing me? Is it...

I have a regular purchase to make in the chemist - Artelac 10ml eye drops. It is an OTC product i.e. no prescription required. Some example of the variations involved. Pharmacist at the KCR in Kimmage charges 4.90 Doc Morris Rathmines 4.55 Boots Rathmines...

Hi, I am looking for a light set of dumbbells of different weights. Where can I buy them in South Dublin / City Centre ? Thanks. I'll venture further afield if nothing there. Arnotts used to have dumbbell sets but don't sell weights any more in their fitness section. They said...

Hi, I went online to topup my ready to go Vodafone mobile this week. There was an offer that if I topped up by 30 euros, I'd get 10 euros free. I topped up by 40 euros and still only got 40 euros, not the 50 euros I'd expected. I paid 10 euros extra for the same amount of credit. This to me...

Regarding the Anglo investigation... I can't believe someone can't access the password encrypted Anglo spreadsheets. If a German undergraduate can do it for 2 dollars rented processing why can't we? See the below: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/11/18/amazon_cloud_sha_password_hack/ It's...

I see whey protein advertised by various rugby players on Television for over 19 euros. When I worked in a co-op twenty years ago it was regarded as a waste product that someone had recently worked out could be sold as animal feed as per the below link. How come it has now morphed into...

Hi, I've just read the Irish Pharmaceutical Unions threat of job losses in pharmacies. To me, a reduction in the price of basic drugs, prescriptions etc. would reduce our inflation, make us more competitive and give us a better standard of living. Why do we have to put up with this sort...

Hi, I am looking at an imported skoda octavia.non skoda garage. manufacturer warranty only. also garage is 140 miles away from me. It's a 2008 car with a supposed three year warranty according to dealer. Am I covered in event of major failures or am I taking a major risk without getting a...

Hi, I'm using the Rabo money mover to move a sum from BOI to Rabo. This is quite a regular occurrence. The cash is debited from my BOI a/c well before it reaches Rabo. Who is keeping the money in the interim as Rabo say in this particular instance it should have gone through by the 12th, was...

Hi, Just wondering if other people have noticed pharmacists not stocking cheaper generic drugs, particularly in Dublin. One example I can give is Rowex Domerid. It is the same drug Domperidone as is in Motilium, Irish made, and up to 2 euros cheaper for 10. I've seen it outside Dublin in...

Hi, After lots of humming and hawing I'm looking at buying a used Ford Focus. Any ideas what the actual prices people are buying at are? I am seeing a lot of garages advertising at the same prices. In fact there's quite startling uniformity in prices. I'm particularly interested in a 1.6l...

Hi, I work in the area of the North quays and Lower Abbey St area, and I'm constantly shocked (naive perhaps) by the seediness of the place. In the past week or two... I've witnessed people shooting themselves up in the stomach. I've listened to a guy threatening to knife someone for a...