The Competition Authority's Mission Statement is "to ensure competition works well for consumers and the Irish economy".

The Competition Authority is an independent statutory body that enforces Irish and European competition law. The Competition Authority works to make sure that competition works for the benefit of all consumers, including businesses, who buy products and services in Ireland. Specifically:

• Where there is evidence of businesses engaging in anti-competitive behaviour, whether through price-fixing or abusing their dominant position, we can intervene through the enforcement of competition law.
• We can block mergers that would substantially lessen competition. 
• We also have a duty to promote competition in the economy. We do this by identifying restrictions on competition in laws and regulations, advising the Government, and its Ministers, about the implications for competition of proposed legislation or regulations, and by informing public authorities and the general public about competition issues.

This benefits everyone; consumers, businesses and the economy as a whole. Competition helps to keep prices down, improves choice and quality, encourages innovation and supports economic growth.

The Competition Authority's work is divided into six separate divisions.

Our work also has an important international aspect; this stems mainly from our role in enforcing European Union competition law alongside the European Commission and national competition authorities in other Member States. 

Reporting anti-competitive behaviour

If you are aware of anti-competitive behaviour in Ireland you can sumit a complaint here.