School bus operators in Co Tipperary have been convicted of colluding on tender bids nearly a decade ago in the first trial of its kind before the Central Criminal Court. They will be sentenced for cartel offences next March.
This is the second legal proceedings lodged by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission against Irish bookmakers as part of its wider probe into potential breaches of competition law.
The High Court action in relation to the bookmaker follows “dawn raids” undertaken last month against businesses in the betting sector by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission as part of "an ongoing criminal investigation".
Fiona Garvey, CEO of software distribution platform Softonic, discusses how the EU’s new competition rulebook will shake up the way people find and use apps.
The CCPC has issued proceedings against Phonewatch and its subsidiary Homesecure as it conducts an investigation into the home alarm industry.
The appeal in the state aid case over Ireland’s past treatment of Apple’s profits hinges on what share of profits should be taxed here or in the US.
The European Commission’s competition and digital regulation boss Margrethe Vestager came to Dublin on the back of passing a raft of new legislation to police the internet this summer. If Ireland doesn’t take a more active role in the patrol, she says she’ll do it herself.
The competition watchdog will soon have new rules for whistleblowers and the power to impose hefty fines on businesses. McCann Fitzgerald partners Philip Andrews and Laura Treacy explore a seismic shift in Ireland's antitrust laws.
Following a competition probe, the company selling the vast majority of Ireland’s concert tickets has agreed to remove clauses forcing venues to use its services. The issue was thrown open during the sale of Denis Desmond’s gig promotion firm two years ago.
As his office prepares to take on sweeping new responsibilities, Ireland’s top competition law enforcer Brian McHugh discusses Brexit, EU-wide efforts to regulate tech multinationals and the CCPC’s reluctance to tackle beef barons.
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