THE Irish Ford Dealers’ Association (IFDA) enlisted members of the public to purchase vehicles from the cartel to see if any of its dealers were undercutting prices set down by the association.

A CLASSIC cartel designed to corrupt the market and squeeze consumers of cars was operated by the Irish Ford Dealers’ Association, a Circuit Criminal Court judge said yesterday.

A classic cartel designed to corrupt the market and squeeze consumers of cars was operated by the Irish Ford Dealers Association, a Central Criminal Court judge said tonight as he fined their secretary €30,000 and imposed a one year suspended jail sentence.

A CHINESE woman claims she was prevented by the Chinese Embassy from leaving Ireland to attend her mother's funeral because she is a practitioner of Falun Gong.