However, the Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland did not uphold a complaint that a train station poster for Motivation Weight Management amounted to bullying.

Two ads promising a cure for autism have been found to be in breach of advertising standards.

Aer Lingus has been rapped by the advertising watchdog over an advertised price for bringing pets on a flight.

Sponsorship of RTÉ’s Big Big Movie by McDonald’s does not breach the rules on children’s programming, an Oireachtas committee has heard.

Just what is going on?

Social media influencers should not mislead their followers with digitally enhanced products they are promoting.

Car manufacturer Nissan has been told by Ireland’s advertising watchdog to stop running a cinema advertisement showing a girl standing up to her brother’s bully.

The Irish Cancer Society and the Irish Nutrition and Dietetic Institute have joined forces to dispel the myths about the role of nutrition in cancer prevention and treatment.

The advertising watchdog has said it does not have the power to ban Government-produced ads promoting the benefits of Eircode despite finding that the broadcasts were misleading, writes Joe Leogue of the Irish Examiner.

The advertising watchdog has delivered a knockout blow to a beer ad featuring mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor, and has ruled that the advert should not run again as the Dubliner is ‘a hero of the young’.

The Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland has released its new code of standards for advertising and marketing.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Supervalu, Eircom, Vodafone, the Dublin Airport Authority, and even a psychic healer have all been rapped for breaching advertising codes.

Paddy Power’s insensitivity about Oscar Pistorius is not the first example of ill-advised advertising, says Dave Kenny

Paddy Power has been warned by the Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland that many members of the public do not appreciate or accept the level to which the bookmaker seeks to “push the boundaries” in its media campaigns.

New laws that would force anti-abortion campaign group Youth Defence to disclose the source of its funding are being considered by Environment Minister Phil Hogan.

The prominent anti-abortion group, Youth Defence, has refused to declare the source of its financing despite repeated requests to do so from the political-funding watchdog.

It’s official: A cold turkey buffet does not constitute dinner, at least according to the country’s advertising watchdog.

Reaction in Limerick to an Irish Examiner billboard campaign flagging an in-depth look at crime figures across Ireland may have resulted from a misinterpretation of the nature of the promotion, the newspaper’s editor said yesterday.

The Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland (ASAI) has upheld complaints against two firms for adverts featuring people cycling in a dangerous way.

Children must be protected from a new Facebook app which uses cartoon graphics and allows people to gamble with real money, a Fine Gael TD has warned.

The advertising watchdog has defended its failure to act on anti-abortion ads which have been branded as “offensive and inaccurate”.

A controversial shop promotion offering cheap alcohol for children’s allowance day has been condemned by Government ministers.

Fianna Fáil Senator Averil Power is taking further action after four Centra stores were ordered to pull a promotion offering cheap alcohol as part of a special deal for children’s allowance day.

Two Centra stores in Dublin have attracted criticism for offering cut-price alcohol among products marketed as 'Children's Allowance Day Deals'.

THE advertising watchdog has told Guinness they can’t run a rugby ad again because it linked the drink with sporting success and greatness.

A ROW has broken out between the ISPCC and the advertising standards watchdog over the banning of a campaign video highlighting child abuse.

SOME of the 21,000 Junior Certificate home economics students reached the end of their exams with papers that were considered fair yesterday afternoon.

WHILE visiting Santa’s grotto with my two children just before Christmas I found Mr Claus quite unsettled. Upon enquiry, it seemed Mr Claus’s distress was caused by Oliver Moore’s letter to him (December 23).

A NUMBER of leading companies, including Tesco, O2 and Hyundai, have been reprimanded by the advertising watchdogs over misleading advertising.

WHILE your article on GM crops (Examiner Farming, September 30) identifies several issues with Trevor Sargent’s scaremongering on genetically modified (GM) crops, it fails to inform readers that the report cited by Mr Sargent was co-authored by the founder of Genetic ID, a private US company that tests for the presence of GM products.

SEVERAL leading companies including Ryanair, Brittany Ferries, UPC and the VHI have been reprimanded by the Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland over misleading advertising.

A CORNER-SHOP owner has come up with a novel way to boost trade — inviting scantily clad models to mimic the controversial Hunky Dory ad outside his store.

CLAIMS that products sold by health guru Tony Quinn could help achieve weight loss and could treat serious ailments have been criticised by the Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland.

THE makers of Hunky Dorys crisps may have to kick to touch an advertising campaign which has been labelled sexist and misleading.

A CAR dealership that offered a Fiat Punto for an “actual price” of €199 on a website, when the actual cost was almost €12,000, has been criticised by the Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland.

ASHFIELD College, which made national headlines last August for suggesting the transition year in secondary schools was a waste of time, is to be wound up.

NOT quite the Big Swiz, nonetheless the Big Switch, Bord Gáis Energy’s customer recruitment campaign, has been rapped by the advertising watchdog for failing to clarify that its discounted price was for one year only.

ABORTION advertisements could be broadcast to Irish homes following a proposal to free up restrictions on British television channels.

GALTEE’S parent company Breeo has insisted it had “no intention to deceive customers” by branding a US-sold breakfast hamper as the Full Irish — despite the ingredients being sourced entirely from abroad.

SCHOOL principals have complained about a radio ad for a grinds college that they claim suggests transition year is a waste of students’ time.