Sales that only gave a 1c saving and a website which implied that its talk therapies had cured cancer are two of 21 businesses found to be in breach of advertising standards.

'Fake' sales that only gave a 1c saving and a website which implied that its talk therapies had cured cancer are two of 21 businesses found to be in breach of advertising standards.

The ad ran ahead of Ireland's Six Nations with England in February and referenced the British occupation of Ireland.

Complaints against a Six Nations Paddy Power ad referencing England's 800 years of oppression have been upheld by the advertising watchdog.

Bloggers and social media influences like Ellie Kelly, Katie Moran and Gary Pineda have all been rapped by the advertising watchdog for failing to indicate that their posts contained sponsored content or part of a brand ambassadorship.

More than 20 complaints about an ad for a private second-level grinds school, that claims to have ‘better teachers, better results’ have been lodged with the advertising watchdog.

Ads which claim that users can reach certain speeds, will only be allowed if it is the experience of at least half of users.

A series of new rules from the advertising watchdog will clamp down on exaggerated claims of speed and coverage by broadband and mobile providers.

The Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland (ASAI) has received 20 complaints in 18 months from the public relating to phone and broadband providers advertising products as "unlimited" when they actually included caps.

The Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland (ASAI) is to review the use of the word ‘unlimited’ when it comes to advertising mobile phone and broadband data plans which have so-called ‘fair use policies’.

The Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland (ASAI) is to undertake a major review of the term 'unlimited' in mobile data plans.

The Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland (ASAI) upholds standards of advertising through the Code of Standards for Advertising and Marketing Communications

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.

The Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland has appointed Ann Marie Lenihan and Clare Mulcahy to its board.

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

“Cruelty-free” mink fur eyelashes and breast massage as a means of reducing cancer risk were among the more outlandish advertising claims that fuelled complaints to the advertising watchdog.

A complaint against Boots and blogger Gracy Mongey, who runs 'Faces By Grace' has been upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland (ASAI).

It was claimed that Rosie Connolly's face had been filtered and photoshopped to promote a Rimmel Foundation.

The advertising watchdog has upheld a complaint against supermarket chain Lidl for failing to identify the winners of a “year’s free shopping”.

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 Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland’s (ASAI) has found that 17 advertisements breached their code on the grounds of Misleading Advertising, Principles, Taste and Decency, Safety and Promotions.

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.

A homeopath has been told by the Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland (ASAI) not to run a Facebook advert in its current form again as it gave the impression she could treat the symptoms of autism.

Eleven out of 13 advertisements recently investigated by the Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland’s (ASAI) were found to have been in breach of its code.

Adverts for telecommunications companies attracted the most complaints by the public in 2016 — as the total number of complaints rose by 8%.

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.

New guidelines have been issued to food producers to ensure consumers are not misled by labels like ‘artisan’, ‘farmhouse’, ‘traditional’ and ‘natural’.

A Fathers4Justice campaign calling for the recognition and protection of the rights of the father in relation to the unborn child is now likely to go ahead in Cork, it emerged tonight. 

A company ran a competition asking people to come up with “far-fetched” ideas for prizes they would like to win — but was then found to have breached advertising codes after it failed to deliver one winner with his Doctor Who-style Tardis.

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’.

Digital media gave rise to the largest block of complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland (ASAI) last year, it has been revealed.

Complaints against a “vulgar” poster campaign by Newstalk has been upheld by the advertising standards watchdog.

New rules for e-cigarette advertising have been welcomed by Vape Business Ireland, a newly formed business alliance committed to an open debate about vaping products in Ireland.

Aer Lingus and Vodafone are among 14 companies that have been rapped for false and misleading adverts.

A radio advertisement where a woman asked if a dog training academy could help her husband to behave better, and a hypnotherapy slimming clinic promoting the talents of “international star hypnotist Justin Dreamz”, feature among a number of complaints upheld by the advertising watchdog.

Don’t listen to supermodel Claudia Schiffer in the advert on the television — Opel Astras do break down.