Here’s the latest I can confirm:
- The Irish Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) announced enforcement actions against several retailers for pricing and consumer-protection breaches, including fixed payment notices related to mispricing at Mr Price stores in Cork and Kerry. The notices total six for Mr Price in Midleton (Cork) and Killarney (Kerry).[1][3]
- Other actions in the same CCPC sweep included Very (Shop Direct Ireland), SuperValu, Applegreen forecourt shops, and Munster Tech Centre (compliance notices and undertakings) as part of a broader crackdown on price display and related consumer rights issues.[3][1]
If you want, I can pull more details on:
- The exact products involved in the Mr Price price-display issues and the dates of the notices.
- The status and outcomes or follow-up actions for the other retailers mentioned in the CCPC actions.
Would you like me to fetch more precise summaries or generate a quick timeline? I’ll cite sources after each statement.
Sources
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has carried out a number of unannounced inspections and investigations in Ireland over the last 12 months.
byrnewallaceshields.comRetail group ordered to make charity payment following prosecution over discounted prices
www.leinsterleader.ieTwo convictions and 25 enforcement orders have been secured against a range of businesses for misleading and overcharging consumers in the last six months.
www.irishexaminer.comThe charges are in relation to misleading sale discounts says CCPC chair
www.limerickleader.ieThe Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has conducted a series of unannounced inspections targeting multiple retail businesses in Offaly and across the country
www.leitrimobserver.ieCCPC issued 15 compliance notices, undertakings and fixed payment notices to traders
www.irishexaminer.comThe Competition and Consumer Protection Commission is an independent statutory body that enforces competition and consumer protection law in Ireland
www.ccpc.ieCCPC takes enforcement action against 8 retailers including Rathwood, Easons, Very and Mr Price over consumer protection and pricing breaches.
news.corksafetyalerts.comCompetition and Consumer Protection Commission has conducted a series of unannounced inspections targeting multiple retail businesses across the country
www.limerickleader.ie