Skincare brand Olay's claim that its Regenerist products improve the appearance of skin "cell by cell" has been banned for misleading consumers.

A complaint about a billboard campaign claiming the North's restrictive abortion laws had saved 100,000 lives has been dismissed by the regulator.

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

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) have deemed that the promotional material for the game No Man’s Sky was “not misleading”.

An ad in Britain for the delivery service Diet Chef has been banned for presenting a "socially irresponsible" approach to women's body image.

The Irish agrifood industry has found itself at the beginning of an unprecedented time of uncertainty as a direct result of Brexit.

The EU animal feed industry has warned there may be severe trade disruption due to delayed EU authorisation of genetically modified (GM) crops.

South Africa - Ireland’s chief rivals in the battle to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup - will not be permitted to bid for the event, according to their Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula.

Ryanair has called on Google to ban “misleading” advertising from an online travel website the Irish airline is suing following a decision by the UK’s advertising watchdog.

The Agricultural Science Association (ASA) hosted its annual conference in Kilkenny last week and in so doing underlined the energy that exists within Ireland’s agri-food industry.

An Yves Saint Laurent advert has been banned for featuring a model with a visible rib cage and knees and thighs of a similar width.

Agricultural Science Association and Kerry Group hope a new award will help Irish graduates develop new food technologies.

Adverts in the UK claiming that shoppers can save by switching to Aldi have been banned for a second time after Tesco complained that the discounter’s price comparisons were flawed.

Three television ads for e-cigarettes have been banned in the UK just weeks after new rules came into effect allowing people to be shown using the devices.

An ad for The Sun newspaper’s Dream Team fantasy football competition has been banned for offering the “sexist and offensive” prize of a date with a page three girl.

Christians have said they are “grateful” after their complaint against an advertisement by betting organisation Sporting Index was upheld by the UK industry watchdog.

Complaints about a TV advertisement which showed a girl removing salad items from a burger have been upheld by the industry watchdog in the UK.

British regulators have restricted a poster for Rihanna’s perfume Rogue to areas where children are unlikely to see it because of its “sexually suggestive” image of the pop star.

Paddy Power’s controversial Oscar Pistorius advert is to be withdrawn with immediate effect in the UK, the country's advertising watchdog has ruled.

A campaign for the drink Lucozade Sport has been banned in Britain following complaints about its central claim that the product “hydrates and fuels you better than water”.

It has been widely marketed as the drink that “gives you wings” but the makers of Red Bull face being brought to earth with a bang due to the content of its latest advert featuring the Titanic.

An Iceland supermarket ad has been banned for “denigrating” food safety officials’ testing for horse meat in its burgers.

An Iceland supermarket ad in the UK has been banned for “denigrating” Irish food safety officials’ testing for horse meat in its burgers.

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An Ikea advert showing a couple using increasingly violent methods to kill off garden gnomes has drawn dozens of complaints from viewers.

Wayne Rooney has hit back over claims he removed the name Manchester United from his Twitter homepage.

Brendan Gleeson, Dr Karina Pierce and Tom Tynan have been appointed to the Teagasc authority for a five-year term by Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney.