Charlie Weston

@CWeston_Indo

Irish Independent personal finance editor. Regular on TodayFM’s ‘The Last Word'. Campaigning journalist of the year for breaking tracker mortgage scandal story.

Dublin, Ireland

Joined March 2011

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Charlie Weston@CWeston_Indo · May 11, 2020

Stop telling me your insurance is up for renewal and the quote is higher than last year. The renewal quote is almost always higher than the previous year, because it’s a try-on. Insurers know many will just pay up. You have to check out the market yourself for better value.

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Charlie Weston@CWeston_Indo · 6 h

Trade unions call on Government to drop ‘economic vandalism’ of €1bn tax cut for hospitality independent.ie/irish-news/pol…

CWeston_Indo's tweet card. Trade unions have urged the Government to drop a proposed €1bn tax cut for hospitality that they say is “economic vandalism”.

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Charlie Weston@CWeston_Indo · 12 h

The Government is claiming there will little money for tax cuts in October’s Budget because of a promise to deliver a big VAT cut for restaurants. But is that really the case? And how much does it now cost to run a car. Discussing with @cooper_m on @lstwrd soon.

CWeston_Indo's tweet image. The Government is claiming there will little money for tax cuts in October’s Budget because of a promise to deliver a big VAT cut for restaurants. But is that really the case? And how much does it now cost to run a car. Discussing with @cooper_m on @lstwrd soon.

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Charlie Weston@CWeston_Indo · 15 h

Irish food prices second most expensive of the 20 countries that make the Eurozone independent.ie/business/money…

CWeston_Indo's tweet card. Food prices in this country are the second most expensive in the Eurozone.

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Charlie Weston@CWeston_Indo · 17 h

EBS and Haven cut some mortgage rates and extend cash-back offers independent.ie/business/money…

CWeston_Indo's tweet card. Two mortgage lenders are to cut their rates, and have committed to extend cash-back offers on certain home-loan products.

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Charlie Weston@CWeston_Indo · 20 h

Workers to lose out in Budget 2026 as hospitality Vat reduction takes up majority of tax cuts independent.ie/irish-news/pol…

CWeston_Indo's tweet card. Workers are on course to lose out in the Budget with little room for income tax cuts if a planned lower rate of Vat for hospitality goes ahead.

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Charlie Weston@CWeston_Indo · Jul 22

Consumer watchdog swoops unannounced on shops to ensure they are displaying proper prices independent.ie/business/money…

CWeston_Indo's tweet card. A string of unannounced inspections have been made by the State’s competition watchdog of shops across the country.

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Charlie Weston@CWeston_Indo · Jul 22

Minister urges consumer watchdog to probe profits of supermarket chains as grocery prices keep rising independent.ie/business/money…

CWeston_Indo's tweet card. The competition watchdog has been urged to investigate how profitable supermarkets are and whether there are barriers stopping new retail chains entering t...

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Charlie Weston@CWeston_Indo · Jul 21

Motorists given safety advice for travelling during heavy rain and flooding independent.ie/business/money…

CWeston_Indo's tweet card. Motorists have been urged to take extra care during the heavy rain and thunderstorms that have hit large parts of the country.

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Charlie Weston@CWeston_Indo · Jul 21

Ryanair staff paid commission for charging passengers for oversized bags, Michael O’Leary says independent.ie/irish-news/rya…

CWeston_Indo's tweet card. Ryanair staff are paid commission for charging passengers who attempt to travel with “oversized” bags, with CEO Michael O’Leary saying the airline is consi...

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Charlie Weston@CWeston_Indo · Jul 20

Tea for Toby. He loves a cold cup of cha!

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Charlie Weston@CWeston_Indo · Jul 19

Irish drivers spend average of €10,373 to keep their car on road each year independent.ie/irish-news/iri…

CWeston_Indo's tweet card. Irish drivers can expect to spend an average of €10,373 annually to keep a petrol or diesel car on the road this year, a new study has revealed.

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Charlie Weston@CWeston_Indo · Jul 18

Woman who tripped over vacuum cleaner in Supermac’s has personal injuries claim dismissed independent.ie/irish-news/wom…

CWeston_Indo's tweet card. A woman had her personal injuries claim against fast-food restaurant Supermac’s dismissed after a judge found she was “wholly distracted” by her phone when...

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Charlie Weston@CWeston_Indo · Jul 18

Budget 2026: Rent tax credit for parents with college-going children under threat independent.ie/business/money…

CWeston_Indo's tweet card. The continuation of the rent tax credit available to the parents of third-level students has been thrown into doubt.

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Charlie Weston@CWeston_Indo · Jul 17

Number of households behind in their energy bills jumps 86,000 in just a year, as average of what debtors owe revealed independent.ie/irish-news/num…

CWeston_Indo's tweet card. The number of households behind on their energy bills has soared by 86,000 in the year to April, figures obtained by the Irish Independent confirm.

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Charlie Weston@CWeston_Indo · Jul 16

‘A litre of milk now costs more than a litre of petrol’, Dáil is told independent.ie/irish-news/pol…

CWeston_Indo's tweet card. The State has a surplus of €8bn but it still won’t help ordinary working families when it comes to the Budget, Sinn Féin has told the Taoiseach.

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Charlie Weston@CWeston_Indo · Jul 16

‘A litre of milk now costs more than a litre of petrol’, Dáil is told independent.ie/irish-news/pol…

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Charlie Weston@CWeston_Indo · Jul 16

Feeling the pressure from back-to-school costs? You are not the only one. And why are electricity network charges going up for households but falling for data centre operators? Discussing with @cooper_m on @lstwrd later.

CWeston_Indo's tweet image. Feeling the pressure from back-to-school costs? You are not the only one. And why are electricity network charges going up for households but falling for data centre operators? Discussing with @cooper_m on @lstwrd later.

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Charlie Weston@CWeston_Indo · Jul 16

Squeeze on home buyers intensifies as prices rise for 21st month in a row independent.ie/business/money…

CWeston_Indo's tweet card. The squeeze on home buyers has intensified after property prices shot up again in the year to May.

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Charlie Weston@CWeston_Indo · Jul 16

A third of parents are getting into debt to pay back-to-school costs, credit union report warns independent.ie/irish-news/a-t…

CWeston_Indo's tweet card. One in three families spend beyond their means and get into debt when their children go back to school.

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Charlie Weston@CWeston_Indo · Jul 15

Woman (80s) awarded almost €60,000 in damages after falling on footpath causing her to abandon golf independent.ie/irish-news/cou…

CWeston_Indo's tweet card. An 80-year-old woman has been awarded just short of €60,000 damages by a judge who said her social life had been greatly impacted by injuries she suffered ...

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