Caitríona Redmond: Why is it so hard to change service providers in Ireland?

Summer is a great time to examine our utility bills and service providers. We all want to save money, and while the bills are low, this is our opportunity.

Thanks to the advent of rules and regulations around switching, moving from one utility service to another is far easier than before. Signing up to the new utility provider is easy but breaking up with the old one can be hard to do.

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