Short case summaries
The table below provides summary information on a selection of our investigations. It represents only a small proportion of our investigative work and does not reflect the many kinds of cases that we handle.
| Case name |
Outline of issue |
Reason for closing |
Date closed |
Further information |
| Transport on Cork - Dublin route |
Alleged predation by Ryanair |
No breach of Competition Act |
July 2009 |
Case summary |
| Motor vehicle sales intermediaries |
Alleged restrictions placed by a motor vehicle distributor on its authorised dealers concerning sales through intermediaries |
No breach of Competition Act |
June 2009 |
Case summary |
| Retail Pharmacy Contractors |
Concerted practice among four pharmacy contractors |
Undertakings given by pharmacy contractors |
June 2008 |
Case summary |
| Joint National Readership Survey (JNRS) |
Refusal of the JNRS to admit Metro and other free newspapers to its readership survey |
JNRS amended its admission criteria |
January 2008 |
Case summary |
| Travelsavers Educational Marketing Services Ltd. (TEAMS) |
Boycott by travel agents of Budget Travel |
Undertakings given by TEAMS |
January 2007 |
Case summary |
| JCB |
Exchange of commercially sensitive information between independent businesses and passive sales restrictions in retail sales of JCB products |
Undertakings given by parties |
June 2006 |
Case summary |
| Galileo |
Galileo Ireland's refusal to allow access to its computerised travel reservation system |
Undertakings given by Galileo |
January 2006 |
Case summary |
| USIT |
The terms and conditions of USIT's Working Holiday Visa Programme |
Undertakings given by USIT |
November 2004 |
Case summary |