Competition and Consumer Protection Commission issues 31 fixed payment notices and compliance notices to 18 traders across the country for consumer rights breaches
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Unlike home, motor or health cover, pet insurance often gets put on the long finger
Irish Times investigation finds software involved in handling of sensitive information with at least three agencies
Password manager Passwork purports to be EU-based but has extensive links to a Russian company licensed by Russia’s security service
Purchases worth less than €150 from outside EU will be subject to €3 plus VAT from Wednesday
Lack of education about how such lending services work, Oireachtas finance committee told
Items shipped from outside EU to incur €3 fee under new rules targeting deliveries worth less than €150
Home and garden shop contacted as many as 7,000 people who made purchases
Iran war breakthrough means further conflict and prolonged disruption of energy supplies less likely
Change to reduce regulatory burdens and costs for businesses engaged in deals which clearly will not impact competition, CCPC says
Consumer watchdog issued takedown notices which have so far prompted the removal of 1,115 listings of such products
Customers advised to unplug televisions immediately
CCPC received ‘no significant additional exchequer funding’ in 2026, chairman Brian McHugh to tell Oireachtas committee
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Readers’ woes show there can be many bumps on the road for holidaymakers
Dublin’s Temple Bar, Dingle and Kenmare in Kerry and Tramore in Waterford among the locations visited by CCPC inspectors
Deal will not substantially lessen competition, says mergers watchdog
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Quills Woollen Market fined €500 and ordered to pay €1,000 costs after ‘deliberate attempt to deceive buyers’
Two in five Irish holidaymakers who rented vehicles overseas last year had problems
Consumers urged to check reviews, read rental agreements and shop around for the right service
Root causes of home and garden retailer’s problems readily identifiable and can be rectified, says court
Lack of transparency and regulation makes it impossible to assess value in household bins collection market
Irish firm has announced deal to acquire UK-based distribution specialist Resource Chemicals
The Carlow garden centre announced last weekend that it had gone into examinership
Examiner seeking investors and considering restructuring plan for home and garden retailer trading from Carlow-Wicklow border for 30 years
In a statement published on its website, the Carlow-based home and garden centre said it would continue to trade as normal during examinership process
Ryanair is most complained about company in Ireland for 2025, making it to Number 1 after silver and bronze finishes in years before
Supplies of diesel and jet fuel may come under pressure if Strait of Hormuz remains blocked, European energy commissioner fears
Costs increasing in line with wholesale price, Competition and Consumer Protection Commission tells Oireachtas committee
Currys, Sky and Eir also drew ire of customers who contacted State body for help
Prospect of rising interest rates in wake of Iran war worries older couple with around five years left on their home loan
Rathwood Home and Garden World, Easons, Very, Applegreen, SuperValu and Mr Price among the retailers subject to compliance action
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