Quills cut off 'Made in Pakistan' sweatshirt labels in deliberate attempt to 'mislead' buyers, court told

Inspectors found clothing labels were tampered with to hide country of origin

Sweatshirts with Quills-branded swing labels that said, ‘Made in Ireland’ that still had the original label showing the country of origin as Pakistan, not Ireland. 

“Ring of Kerry” and “Killarney Ireland” sweatshirts had their original "Made in Pakistan" labels cut and tags were added to give the misleading idea they were made in Ireland, Killarney District Court was told on Tuesday.

Quills Retail Ltd, trading as Quills Woollen Market, High Street Killarney and Main Street Kenmare, were before the court on three summonses by the Consumer and Competition Protection Commission.