TV3 IrelandAM

Websites reviewed by Maeve Kneafsey on IrelandAM on 30th June included:

http://www.weeeireland.ie

Find out all you ever needed to know about getting rid of/recycling your old electrical or electronic equipment. Including details of the retailers obligation to take away your old equipment when dropping off your new, as well as a map of Ireland which shows you the recycling collection points near you. This includes handy information such as who to contact and opening hours. You can get information as a consumer or as a business who may want to recycle.

http://www.itsyourmoney.ie

This website, set up by the Financial Regulator provides consumers with independent information on financial products. The information is designed to help you make choices about which mortgage, credit card, personal loan or insurance suits you.

You might use the information to:
1) save money on your motor insurance
2) get the best deal on your mortgage
3) shop around for the cheapest credit card
4) decide on your life insurance needs
5) look for the best value personal loan.

There's a great selection of calculators which are really easy to use to help you set a budget or decide on how much you can afford to raise for your mortgage.

http://www.luzernTech.com

Dedicated Ebay and online retailer of new and refurbished consumer electronics. Set up in 2002 have grown to one of the biggest eBay retailers in Ireland. They are based in Blanchardstown Dublin. They sell returned and refurbished products such as PDAs, MP3 players, TVs, laptops etc at great prices. They make sure the refurbished products maintain high quality standards by checking each item at least twice for proper working condition and quality. In fact, reconditioned goods have a very low rates of return.

http://www.irishtimes.com

From now on you will no longer find the Irish Times online newspaper at Ireland.com. Instead you will need to go to www.irishtimes.com. What is also new is that we can now access the daily newspaper and archive going back one year for free, and the crossword of the day is also free - both the Simplex and Crosaire version. When you do go to www.ireland.com you will find a website dedicated to all you wanted to know about Ireland from holiday destinations to entertainment etc.