Online shopping after Brexit: What extra charges do consumers face?
Legislative changes in the wake of Brexit have left some shoppers scratching their heads – but what extra charges will we have to pay if buying goods from the UK?
Government minister Robert Troy has issued new advice to shoppers about the charges they may face when shopping online now. File Picture.
Wed, 06 Jan, 2021 - 06:44
Pádraig Hoare
The layers of extra charges before purchasing from the UK post-Brexit are proving to be so cumbersome and confusing that the Government has issued another guide to Irish consumers.
Despite an agreement being reached between the EU and its former member before Christmas, thereby averting a no-deal scenario which would have plunged consumers and businesses alike into a nightmare of red tape, navigating the new rules remains a labyrinth of can-and-can t-dos.
High numbers of people trying to get Covid test without referral
The HSE has contacted GPs to warn of a notable increase in the numbers simply turning up to test centres and asking for a test when they have not been referred.
There are high numbers of people trying to get a Covid-19 test without a GP referral, the HSE has warned. Picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie
Thu, 31 Dec, 2020 - 20:45
Aine Kenny
The HSE has urged people to stop attending Covid-19 test centres without an appointment or a referral from a GP after it saw an increase in the number of people arriving at the centres asking for a test.
A glint never far from his eye : Tributes paid to former Examiner news editor Donal Musgrave
Former Irish Examiner and Irish Times journalist Donal Musgrave, who has died at the age of 78.
Mon, 28 Dec, 2020 - 13:57
Eoin English
Tributes have been paid to former news editor and leader writer of the Irish Examiner, Donal Musgrave, who has died, aged 78.
Mr Musgrave, who lived in Inniscarra, Co Cork, and who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease about five years ago, died on St Stephen’s Day.
Former Irish Examiner editor, Tim Vaughan, led tributes to Mr Musgrave, whose career in print journalism spanned some 54-years.