Over 3,500 complaints to consumer body

Air travel, electronic goods, online services, and car rentals were the most common issues consumers complained about last year.

The 2015 annual report of the European Consumer Centre (ECC) Ireland, shows the office received 3,503 contacts from consumers last year. They included cross-border complaints and requests for information.

Complaints actively pursued by ECC Ireland and requiring further assistance from the European Consumer Centres Network (ECC-Net) amounted to 695.