Tech WhatsApp agrees not to send ‘aggressive’ notifications to Irish users after European pressureThe company was investigated by regulators in Ireland and Sweden following complaints about its transparency
Tech Consumer watchdog warns young people over 'huge rise' in celebrity crypto scamsThe new publicity campaign from the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission comes amid calls for a complete ban on crypto advertising
Banking Bank of Ireland completes acquisition of €9bn of KBC assetsThe lender was given approval for the deal to purchase billions euro of loans and deposits from KBC last May subject to a number of conditions
Legal Limerick car dealer fined €2,000 by court over misleading DoneDeal adRaheen Auto Centre used a photo which did not show the true amount of mileage on the vehicle
Banking Watchdog finds AIB deal to buy €6bn of Ulster Bank mortgages won’t damage competitionThe Competition and Consumer Protection Watchdog has cleared the deal, allowing AIB to buy a portfolio with up to 40,000 tracker loans
Morning Headlines Councils behind on building inspections; Competition watchdog warned to act in line with FOI lawsThe stories you need to read this morning in business, politics and current affairs
Legal Competition watchdog warned after refusing access to motor insurance recordsCompetition and Consumer Protection Commission reminded of its responsibilities of disclosure under Freedom of Information
Competition Uniphar scraps NaviCorp acquisition after competition watchdog blocks deal Pharmacy solutions company has announced a number of acquisitions over recent months but this one has been prohibited by the CCPC
Marketing Advertising regulator testing AI to help deal with complaintsIrish watchdogs suggested the technology could be used to cut down on misleading advertising from influencers
Banking CCPC calls for Central Bank competition mandate Commission tells Department of Finance such a move would represent a significant expansion of the regulator’s remit, which currently includes ensuring the stability of the financial sector and a consumer protection role
Banking BoI purchase of KBC assets 'may spark higher interest rates’The Competition & Consumer Protection Commission warned that the €6bn deal was ‘likely to further reduce competition’ in an already highly concentrated market
Property Daft.ie sends mobile billboard to estate agents conference after being excludedIpav has accused the property website of overcharging its members for listings and informed it that it would not be welcome at its yearly event in the Hodson Bay Hotel
Property Estate agents accuse Daft of ‘abusing its dominant position’ in the marketThe Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers has lodged an official complaint that the property website has imposed excessive price increases and ‘refused to engage’ with estate agents
Banking Yippays put on hold: Revolut’s Irish rival will not arrive until 2023 at earliestSynch, the shared payments system devised by Irish banks, has received competition clearance but there is no timeline yet for launch of its app, which is to be known as Yippay
Banking Bank of Ireland gets green light to buy KBC assets The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission attached a number of conditions following fears that competition would be lessened as a result of the sale
CCPC to investigate Permanent TSB’s proposed acquisition of certain assets of Ulster BankCompetition and Consumer Protection Commission to determine if the deal could lead to ‘a substantial lessening of competition’ in the country
New rules could see competition watchdog fine ‘rogue operators’ up to €10mTánaiste Leo Varadkar says new CCPC powers will act as a ‘big disincentive’ for businesses taking part in anti-competitive practices
‘No requirement’ for .ie websites to be based in Ireland - CCPCThe Irish consumer watchdog said it has received complaints from consumers reporting that they had bought from .ie websites under the assumption that they were EU-registered entities
Consumer watchdog to launch full investigation into AIB-Ulster Bank loan dealAIB agreed to acquire €4.2 billion worth of performing business loans from Ulster Bank in June
Consumer watchdog short at least 60 staff despite hiring boostTender to provide recruitment services to the CCPC is worth €400,000, while positions are to be filled via internal redeployment or open public competition, tender document reveals
