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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 …...
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 …...
