Organisation: Consumer Protection Commission

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Humphreys: People whose flights are cancelled are entitled to a full refund

The Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Heather Humphreys has said people whose flights are cancelled are entitled to a full refund.

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Government urges caution over buying PPE online

The Government has issued a warning over buying personal protective equipment (PPE) online following concerns some of the products are not the required standard.

business

Paddy Power owner's shares surge 10% as UK clears $6bn mega-deal

Shares in Paddy Power owner Flutter Entertainment surged by almost 10% on the back of it winning UK regulatory approval for its proposed $6bn (€5.4bn) takeover of Canadian online betting business The Stars Group.

business

Competition agency launches investigation into sale of MCD to Electric Picnic owners

general

Making Cents: Black Friday is an opportunity - but be careful

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New ‘more powerful’ corporate watchdog

BoyleSports eyes more buys after latest purchase

BoyleSports is actively looking for further acquisition opportunities in Ireland and Britain on the back of expanding its presence in Leinster.

Sat, 14 Jan, 2017

MAKING CENTS: Follow simple steps for safer online shopping

Despite last Friday being a regular working day here, we were inundated with ads promising mega, never-to-be-repeated deals, as retailers embrace the US import Black Friday, rapidly followed by yesterday’s Cyber Monday. If you bagged a genuine bargain that you are delighted with, well done, writes Gráinne McGuinness

Tue, 29 Nov, 2016

Top 5 tips for home renovations

Kya deLongchamps outlines her top tips when it comes to home renovations, from managing a budget to being clever when it comes to sourcing materials.

Sat, 27 Feb, 2016

eir buys Setanta Sports Ireland; deal includes BT Sport's Irish rights

Telecommunications company eir has bought Setanta Sports Channel Ireland Ltd for an undisclosed sum.

Mon, 07 Dec, 2015

Public warned of new spate of consumer scams

The public has been warned to be on the lookout for a host of new scams being used by fraudsters to con consumers out of their money.

Fri, 21 Aug, 2015

Investment firm acquires Jurys Inn chain for €910m

The Jurys Inn hotel group has been acquired — pending regulatory approval — by US investment firm Lone Star Funds for £680m (€910m).

Tue, 27 Jan, 2015

Bigger picture as vital as milk prices

Since I was elected president of ICMSA three years ago, I have consistently voiced my conviction that a ‘bigger picture’ effects farm incomes to at least the same degree as product prices and that we must concentrate more on ensuring that the context —the ‘bigger picture’ — within which we farm and produce food is balanced and does not, as often seems the case, discriminate against the farmers as price-takers.

Mon, 22 Dec, 2014

Property prices - Surely we learnt the hard lessons?

We are it seems on the cusp of another destructive round of soaring and bizarre house prices in Dublin. There are hints that this fevered process might spread outside the Pale but it is, for the moment at least, at its most apparent in the capital.

Fri, 04 Apr, 2014