Competition And Consumer Protection Commission
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How a no-deal Brexit will hit your online Christmas shopping plans
- Innovation
- September 4, 2019, 16:15
There are just over 100 shopping days left until Christmas. Ireland has consistently had a high proportion of retail spend online. Last year, an Ipso(...)

Consumers warned of potential loss of rights in online purchases from UK
- Irish News
- September 3, 2019, 02:59
A hard Brexit at the end of October could hit many thousands of Irish people who shop on UK websites almost immediately with a dramatic curtailment of(...)

Sunglasses with no UV protection among products stopped by consumer watchdog
- Consumer
- August 22, 2019, 17:57
More than 33,000 products, including toys and sunglasses, were prevented from entering the Irish market last year amid safety concerns, the consumer w(...)

Consumer watchdog to review public liability insurance market
- Financial Services
- August 15, 2019, 09:50
A consumer watchdog is to carry out an investigation into the public liability insurance market as businesses raise concerns about rising costs. The (...)

Online tools can encourage consumers to pay more for loans, study finds
- Technology
- August 14, 2019, 15:25
Consumers have been warned about not getting swayed by online tools such as loan calculators when looking to buy financial products from websites as i(...)

Talks aimed at resolving beef prices dispute get under way
- Irish News
- August 12, 2019, 09:30
Talks began on Monday afternoon aimed at resolving the dispute between cattle farmers and meat processors over the price paid for animals, which led t(...)

Beef Plan founder believes he is fighting for rural Ireland’s survival
- Irish News
- August 12, 2019, 06:00
For Hugh Doyle, farmer protests that have been crippling meat factories around the country are nothing less than a last-gasp fight for the very surviv(...)

Several tumble dryer brands recalled over fire risk
- Consumer
- July 22, 2019, 16:28
Home appliance manufacturer Whirlpool has announced a recall of tumble dryers made before September 2015, over fire safety risks. The warning relates(...)

Dunnes seeks to acquire JC’s Supermarket in Swords
- Retail & Services
- July 16, 2019, 13:07
Dunnes Stores is proposing a takeover of JC Savage Supermarket Ltd in Swords, one of north Dublin’s best-known independent retailers. Financial detai(...)

Your Business Week: INM shareholders to consider Mediahuis takeover
- Business
- June 23, 2019, 16:00
Monday Indicators: UK distributive trades (Jun); German business climate, current conditions and expectations (Jun). Meetings: Beyond Brexit: Where (...)