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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 …...
April 23, 2025
CCPC publishes new settlement procedure for competition law investigations
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has published a new procedure for agreeing settlements in administrative competition law investigations. Since September 2023, the …...
April 17, 2025
CCPC opens full investigation into Dalata Hotel Group’s proposed acquisition of CG Hotels
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is to carry out a full Phase 2 investigation into the proposed purchase of CG Hotels Limited …...
April 15, 2025
Current waste market structure will never deliver for Irish public
By Brian McHugh, Chair Last week, after considering the latest merger in the waste collection industry, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission decided that …...
April 10, 2025
CCPC issues decision on KWD Group acquisition of Bord na Móna Recycling
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has cleared, subject to a number of legally binding commitments, the proposed acquisition by KAES Recycling Holdings …...
April 8, 2025
CCPC outlines competition concerns in preliminary assessment of Circle K/Pelco deal
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has issued a preliminary assessment to the parties involved in the proposed acquisition of Pelco Holdings Limited …...
April 7, 2025
CCPC consultation on European Accessibility Act guidelines for microenterprises
The European Accessibility Act (EAA) enters into Irish law on 28 June 2025. Its goal is to increase the accessibility of a range of …...
