Consumer watchdog targeted trader who failed to deliver Playstation 5s

Actions also taken against large retailers including Harvey Norman and Meadows & Byrne

Last year, the consumer watchdog took 34 actions against traders, most of whom were operating online.

A trader who accepted pre-order payments for the much sought-after Playstation 5 gaming console but failed to deliver the devices was one of the cases enforced by Ireland's consumer watchdog last year.

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has published its consumer protection list for 2021. In total, the consumer watchdog took 34 actions against traders over that period, most of them operating online.