Last week the HSE and the Department of Health IT systems were hacked by a criminal gang demanding that a ransom be paid. They threatened to release the country’s medical records to the internet and continue to deny the HSE access to its own systems. Aside from the threat to all our privacy, for those who are currently undergoing any type of treatment, their health and potentially lives are... read more>

In December 2018 the Right Honourable Priti Patel, now the UK Home Secretary, announced she would be in favour of interrupting food supplies to Ireland if we did not toe the line to avoid a no-deal Brexit. Now, having done our very best to help get a deal in place, it looks like Minister Patel is still getting her way with a swath of interruptions and shortages affecting the Irish consumer. He... read more>

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Today, One Big Switch launched our Big Taxi Report as part of our latest campaign to reduce the cost of taxis in Ireland. The Big Taxi Report is the culmination of the largest ever consumer survey taken on the taxi industry with over 1700+ members sharing their experiences and opinions with us. Some of the key findings of the report include: 64% agreed with Deregulation citi... read more>

We hope so! Today, we publish our Big Date Night Index which compares the cost of a romantic date across Europe and the news isn’t too bad. On the plus side Ireland slips 3 places to 6th when comparing the average cost of a date night with that of a night on the tiles. We are also thankfully behind France […]

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