Rip-Off Republic pulls record viewers

CONSUMER watchdog show Rip-Off Republic has given RTÉ its highest viewership figures this year for a factual programme after 778,000 people tuned in on Monday night.

And the revelations of massive consumer rip-offs exposed by presenter Eddie Hobbs will stand the scrutiny of any official investigation, the Consumers’ Association of Ireland (CAI) has insisted.

Consumer champion Hobbs has based all his revelations in Rip-Off Republic on official reports conducted by State agencies such as Forfás, the Revenue Commissioners and the Competition Authority, CAI chairman Michael Kilcoyne said.