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March 10, 2025

Lifestyle Sports, DID Electrical and Rath-Wood Home & Garden World plead guilty to sales pricing breaches

Three retailers pled guilty to breaking sales pricing legislation in Dublin District Court this morning. Lifestyle Sports (Ireland), DID Electrical Appliances and Rath-Wood Home …...

February 25, 2025

CCPC calls for public access to used-car histories

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has today launched a new report advocating for an online portal that would grant second-hand car buyers …...

November 28, 2024

CCPC prosecutes retailers for breaking sales pricing laws

CCPC proceedings launched against several nationwide retailers for breaches of sales pricing laws CCPC to carry out inspections of sales discounts on offer over …...

November 12, 2024

CCPC prosecutes retailer Homesavers for breaking price display laws

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has been successful in its legal action against the retail chain Homesavers for failing to obey price …...

November 11, 2024

CCPC issues assessment to parties in Phoenix/Cellnex merger investigation

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has issued its preliminary assessment to the parties involved in the proposed acquisition of Cellnex Ireland Limited …...

November 8, 2024

CCPC and EU consumer authorities inform Temu that they are under scrutiny for potential breaches of consumer protection law

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC), along with Belgian and German consumer authorities, are scrutinising Temu for potential breaches of consumer protection law. …...

October 30, 2024

CCPC welcomes new competition cooperation agreement between EU and UK

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) welcomes the successful conclusion of technical negotiations between the EU and the UK on a new competition …...

October 17, 2024

Rentalcars.com corrects consumer car rental information on its websites, following action by the CCPC and EU consumer protection authorities

A sweep of car rental platforms by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission and its EU counterparts has resulted in the removal of misleading …...

September 19, 2024

New CCPC research reveals 1 in 5 Irish adults have no financial arrangements in place for retirement

21% of consumers have no retirement arrangements in place 69% expect to own their home outright by retirement while 11% expect to rent Two …...

September 6, 2024

CCPC opens full investigation into Coca-Cola HBC Northern Ireland Limited’s proposed purchase of BDS Vending Solutions

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is to carry out a full Phase 2 investigation into the proposed purchase of BDS Vending Solutions …...

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