Irish households have begun to see their water bills hit the mat around the country. The issue of charging for water has been a contentious one for more than a year now so with bills finally arriving we would like to know what consumers are planning to do and how they feel about the charges. We are offering CASH* up to the value of your first bill if you either tag One Big Switch Ireland ... read more>

12,000+ Big Energy Switch registrants reported the level of energy bill stress they're facing. 1/3 people reported that they suffer from ‘Fuel Poverty’ of which 18% suffer from ‘severe’ or ‘extreme’ bill stress. This shows us just how much households are struggling to cope with the cost of Energy.  So who are the worst affected?  Big Families: 38% of Households with 6+ residents are curre... 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 citing i... 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 (Europe’s Romantic Capital) and the high cost supremos Denmark and Luxembourg. In... read more>