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July 2, 2025
CCPC and global consumer agencies find manipulative design practices in games
Network of consumer agencies from around the globe examined 439 mobile and online games The sweep found multiple manipulative design techniques at play, including …...
June 27, 2025
European Accessibility Act becomes law in Ireland on 28 June 2025
The EAA aims to make certain products and services more accessible Products include computers, smartphones, ATMs and smart televisions Services include e-commerce and e-books …...
June 20, 2025
CCPC clears proposed acquisition of CG Hotels by Dalata subject to binding commitments
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has cleared, subject to legally binding commitments, the proposed acquisition of CG Hotels Limited (CG Hotels) by …...
June 18, 2025
Car dealer convicted following CCPC investigation
Adrian Hardiman, a car dealer of Loughglynn, Co. Roscommon, has been convicted of misleading consumers about the history of second-hand cars. In a ruling …...
May 26, 2025
Boots Ireland pleads guilty to sales pricing breaches
Boots Retail (Ireland) Limited pleaded guilty to breaking sales pricing legislation in Dublin District Court this morning. The pharmacy and beauty chain was ordered …...
May 26, 2025
CCPC and EU consumer authorities urge SHEIN to stop pressuring consumers to buy
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC), along with national consumer authorities in Belgium, France and The Netherlands, and the European Commission, has called …...
May 16, 2025
CCPC opens full investigation into Equinix’s proposed acquisition of BT Datacentres Ireland
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is to carry out a full Phase 2 investigation into the proposed purchase of BT Datacentres Ireland …...
May 15, 2025
CCPC conducts searches of businesses in the betting sector
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has carried out searches of businesses active in the betting industry. The searches form part of an …...
May 1, 2025
Fashion retailers “should not exploit consumers’ concern for the environment” – consumer authorities
Twenty consumer authorities, including Ireland’s Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC), have issued an open letter to the fashion retail sector on the use …...
April 24, 2025
Strengthening Competitiveness and Competition in the EU Single Market
Bolstering the competitiveness of the EU industry is a pre-requisite to preserve the sustainability of its social market economy model. With its recent ‘Competitiveness …...
