Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC)

What seems like harmless entertainment can be hard-sell advertising and a problem for your bank balance

Pharmaceutical packaging plant is being sold to another company but the business operating there is not part of the deal

Vodafone, Harvey Norman and Currys were also among the top 10

Competition and Consumer Protection Commission expresses concern that small claims court hears only cases involving sums of €2,000 or less

Regional publisher Formpress bid for Donegal title in April

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission said deal ‘will not substantially lessen competition’

Fifth of written complaints received by ASA were made about social media influencer content

Competition and Consumer Protection Commission’s annual report shows it carried out four dawn raids in 2023

Deal brings the number of Maxol-branded sites across the island of Ireland to 252

Tesco pleaded guilty to two sample counts of failing to comply with consumer protection law

Ali Fawad, of Pearse Park, Drogheda, and his former employer, Greenhill Motors of Drogheda, both convicted

Pat Crean was an underbidder in original sale process for QuickPark site before DAA’s bid was blocked

Compensation applies if fewer than 14 days notice of changes to travel plans are given to customers

‘All options to add spaces have been exhausted’, according to a presentation prepared by DAA for TDs and Senators

The utility deal for Pallas Windfarm Limited has been referred to the competition regulator

Ireland’s politicians could not resist a bit of bank-bashing in an election week

Government has given approval for staffing levels at media and online safety regulator Coimisiún na Meán to increase to 200

CCPC says products cause serious risks for babies and small children

Recall of ‘2-Play Construction Truck’ issued over concerns batteries could be accessible to children and swallowed

US antitrust case is seeking the break-up of parent company Live Nation

DAA has approached developer Gerry Gannon after regulator prevented authority from buying car park outright

Case relates to concerns following an unannounced search of carrier’s Dublin offices by 30 watchdog officers and gardaí

Close to two-thirds of influencers targeted in EU-wide campaign as consumers ramp up complaints about social media posts that don’t come clean

Rebecca Moynihan says Aldi’s ability to sell baby formula for considerably less than branded feeds shows it can be done

It follows an investigation looking at how the deal could affect competition between pharmacies, including potential consequences for consumers

Competition commission warns pub owners to display prices or face penalties

Financing a car purchase means navigating an alphabet soup of credit products

When it comes to poor customer care, Eir is not alone in letting its customers down

Competition authority gives go ahead for purchase of company behind Clane retailer

Consumer watchdog suggests legal profession acting out of self-interest in area of conveyancing

Court hears customer made 13 calls to Eir, sent five emails and tried to make contact eight times on social media but never got anywhere

Airline claims Italian and Irish competition authorities failed to inform the warrant judge about two key Italian rulings

Car parking is big business for State-owned DAA and the CCPC was right to block its €70m purchase of nearby QuickPark facility

DAA has said it will not appeal competition ruling blocking its purchase, urging other bidders to act speedily to get the facility back open for summer holiday season

Rival bidder Innovest confirmed its interest and said if successful it would reopen the car park for peak holiday demand

Competition commission fears allowing deal would lead to higher prices for consumers

Complaint to competition regulators follows concerns highlighted by farmers

PhoneWatch and HomeSecure are both owned by Norwegian firm Sector Alarm Group

Currys and Vodafone also featured prominently among almost 40,000 contacts to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission

Concrete maker intends to acquire a sand and gravel pit and other assets owned by Westmeath company Kilmurray Precast