Competition And Consumer Protection Commission
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Glasnevin Trust to make funeral costs more transparent
- Irish News
- March 25, 2015, 12:48
The largest provider of funeral services in Ireland, which was accused of anti-competitive practices, has agreed to make significant changes to how it(...)

‘Don’t assume the supplier has your best interest at heart’
- Crime & Law
- March 2, 2015, 01:30
“Empowering consumers is the key principle in consumer law,” says Mary Donnelly, senior law lecturer at University College Cork. She and her colleague(...)
Irish mortgage rates: mind the gap with rest of euro area
- Editorial
- February 19, 2015, 00:00
Does the Irish variable rate mortgage market now offer good value to consumers when compared with other euro zone countries? Certainly not. And that i(...)

Dalata gets green light for Moran Bewley’s acquisition
- Transport & Tourism
- January 30, 2015, 08:47
The State’s mergers watchdog has approved Dalata Hotel Group’s € 455 million takeover of most of rival Moran Bewley group.Dalata shareholders approve(...)

Watchdog extends protection for cartel whistleblowers
- Economy
- January 22, 2015, 00:01
Illegal deals to rig bids for both public and private contracts are on the rise, according to the State’s competition watchdog, which is extending an(...)

Merger deals up by 11% on 2013, says A&L Goodbody review
- Economy
- January 12, 2015, 01:00
There were 41 merger deals notified to the competition authority last year, an increase of 11 per cent on 2013, according to a review published by (...)

Pricewatch review of 2014: choppy waters for consumers in a year of give and take
- Consumer
- December 29, 2014, 06:00
JANUARY Irish Water’s chief executive, John Tierney, appeared before the Oireachtas environment committee and said his utility would spend (...)

Fuel for thought as Topaz targets Esso
- Energy & Resources
- December 13, 2014, 01:00
Topaz’s plunge for Esso Ireland looks like it will be the first big test for the newly minted Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC).So(...)

Deficient goods and services cost consumers €500m
- Retail & Services
- December 10, 2014, 01:00
Covering the cost of bad customer service and poorly made goods, cost Irish consumers half a billion euro last year, a major new survey has revealed.(...)

Meat protests: biggest beef yet to be resolved
- Agribusiness & Food
- November 14, 2014, 01:50
Like Neville Chamberlain waving a copy of the Munich Agreement with Germany in 1938, Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney appears to believe he has (...)