25 August 2010
Spain is Ireland’s favourite holiday destination. Recent statistics compiled for the Spanish Ministry for Tourism, Industry and Commerce* show that 1,458,151 Irish people visited Spain in 2009 with the most popular destinations being the Canary Islands, Andalusia and Catalonia. These figures are likely to be repeated in 2010 with a recent EU survey* showing that 16% of Irish holiday makers intended to travel to Spain this year.
28 July 2010
ECC Ireland’s Annual Report 2009 reveals that over €86,000 in refunds and compensation was secured by ECC Ireland for consumers, with a success rate of 74% for cases handled by the ECC.
30 June 2010
European Consumer Centre Ireland launches a Summer Survival Kit
20 April 2010
As flights across the EU continue to be grounded due to the volcanic eruption in Iceland, ECC Ireland reminds consumers that even in these exceptional circumstances their air passenger rights continue to apply.
23 March 2010
ECC Ireland welcomes the awareness created by the findings of an EU study, released today, on the safety of children’s clothing. The study, which was carried out by 11 European countries, including Ireland, focused on children’s clothes with cords and drawstrings and found that over one in ten items tested were in breach of EU safety standards and represented a serious risk to the children who wear them, sometimes with fatal results. Clothing with cords or drawstrings can become entangled in bicycles, doors, car doors or playground equipment leading to severe injury or death. The National Consumer Agency took part in this joint action, visiting shops to carry out inspections and removing non-complaint items from sale.
11 March 2010
The European Consumer Centre Ireland celebrates consumer day with the message that ‘ information is key’ and warns consumers of a major car scam involving second hand cars in the UK that has come to our attention.
21 December 2009
Leaflet contains money-saving tips
15 December 2009
Site contains daily consumer news from major Irish newspapers and scam warnings
04 November 2009
ECC Ireland welcomes the publication of the report by the Norwegian Consumer Ombudsman into the taxes, fees and charges imposed by European airlines
01 September 2009
ECC Ireland warns consumers about cold call holiday scams
19 July 2009
Ireland improves its position in affordability index in Europe-wide survey
13 July 2009
New European Court of Justice ruling allows consumers to claim for compensation for flight cancellation both in the place of departure and arrival of the flight, as well as the country where the airline is registered
01 July 2009
Consumers more aware of their rights when things go wrong
22 April 2009
Reduced roaming charges benefit consumers
12 March 2009
Passengers are not aware of the protection they show when flying thanks to EU legislation
02 January 2009
European Small Claims Procedure offers easy access to redress for consumers
