Links to Other Sites Useful links for you as the consumer.
Interim National Consumer Agency (www.irishconsumer.ie) Set up after years of pressure on the Government, this is the website of t he interim National Consumer Agency.
Office of the Director of Consumer Affairs (www.odca.ie) The Office of the Director of Consumer Affairs is an independent statutory office, responsible for providing advice and information to consumers and for the enforcement of a wide range of consumer protection laws, including laws on deceptive trading practices, restrictive practices, consumer credit, package travel, unfair contract terms, timeshare, consumer safety, (mandatory standards), food labelling, textile labelling, unit pricing and price displays.
European Consumers Centre in Ireland (www.ecic.ie) The European Consumer Centre in Dublin provides free and confidential information and advice on your rights and entitlements as a consumer in the European Union.
Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority (www.ifsra.ie) The Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority (Financial Services Regulator) was established on 1 May 2003. The Financial Services Regulator is responsible for the regulation of all financial services firms in Ireland. It also has an important role in the protection of the consumers of those firms.
Consumers Association of Ireland (www.consumerassociation.ie) The Consumers' Association of Ireland Ltd. (CAI) was set up in 1966 to protect and educate consumers. It is the aim of CAI to represent consumers making sure that their needs as consumers of goods and services are given higher priority.
CAI is an independent, non-profit and non-government organisation.
The Competition Authority (www.tca.ie) The Competition Authority is a statutory body with a specific role to enforce Irish competition law. Competition law is designed, primarily, to protect and benefit the consumer. Whether you are accessing this website as a student, a solicitor, a company director or a Government Minister, you are still a consumer and as such entitled to your rights under the Competition Act of 2002.
Value Ireland (www.valueireland.com) The aim of Value Ireland is to provide greater information to consumers of Irish goods and services to allow them avoid the so-called "Rip off Merchants", and to concentrate their purchasing activities on those providers that are known to provide value, as well as quality and service.
Rip Off Ireland (www.ripoffireland.org) Website dedicated to pinpointing high prices throughout the country.
ShoppingBill.com (www.shoppingbill.com) Shoppingbill.com is a new Irish website, which aims to save you time and money when you do your supermarket shopping. It's a professionally run, independent service and it's FREE. Advertising and sponsorship cover all running costs. Shoppingbill is a fairplay environment where everybody - shoppers, retailers and manufacturers - can come together and have their say.
