Centra, Costcutter, Homesavers, Spar and Mr Price among stores issued consumer fines
Stores around the country have been issued fines for breaching consumer laws
CCPC has published details of 31 enforcement actions against traders across Ireland.
Consumer laws have been breached by traders operating in Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Waterford, Wicklow and online.
A report has been published today, on Monday July 27, which details traders across the the country who breached consumer laws.
31 fixed payment notices and compliance notices were issued in total to 18 traders across the country for a range of consumer rights breaches, including failure to comply with price display laws and giving consumers misleading information about their rights.
The measures are the result of inspections and investigations carried out by CCPC officers in store and online.
Centra, Costcutter, Homesavers, Spar and Mr Price are outlets among those named.
Failure to display prices:
Traders must display the full price on or near the products they sell so consumers can make informed choices. Licensed premises must display a comprehensive price list inside each drinking area and a set 16-item list at the entrance.
- Cedarglade Ltd trading as Centra, Greystones, Co. Wicklow was issued three fixed payment notices (link 1/link 2/link 3)
- Seafront Gold trading as Spar, Bray, Co. Wicklow was issued two fixed payment notices (link 1/link 2)
- Wescooley Ltd trading as Oasis Bar, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal was issued two compliance notices (link 1/link 2)
- Dee-Al Retail Ltd trading as Spar, Dublin 8 was issued one fixed payment notice (link)
- Glenella Foods Ltd trading as Eurospar, Ballymun, Dublin 9 was issued one fixed payment notice (link)
- Lucy McEvilly trading as Connemara Horse and Country, Clifden, Co. Galway was issued one fixed payment notice (link)
- Pixie and Linus Ltd trading as The Hen & Hog, Ashford, Co. Wicklow was issued one fixed payment notice (link)
- Skerries Hardware Limited trading as Skerries Hardware and Pet Centre, Skerries, Co. Dublin was issued one fixed payment notice (link)
Failure to display unit pricing:
Certain goods must have a unit price displayed so consumers can compare the cost of similar products sold in different sizes, making it easier to find the best value.
- Ballymaley Stores Ltd trading as Homesavers, Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal was issued three fixed payment notices (link 1/link 2/link 3)
- Corajio Unlimited Company trading as Mr Price, Kingsmeadow, Co. Waterford, was issued three fixed payment notices (link 1/link 2/link 3)
- Rafterstreet Stores Ltd trading as Homesavers, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal was issued three fixed payment notices (link 1/link 2/link 3)
- Owen & Ciaran Durkin trading as Costcutter, Baile na hAbhann, Co. Galway was issued one fixed payment notice (link)
- P&T Fitzgerald (Hardware) Ltd trading as Fitzgerald Homevalue Hardware, Dingle, Co. Kerry was issued one fixed payment notice (link)
Misleading information given to consumers on their rights:
Traders must not mislead consumers about their rights under the law, from the 14-day cooling-off period for online purchases to the right to redress for faulty goods.
- Pure Fashions Ltd trading as pureonline.ie with an address in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal was issued three compliance notices (link 1/link 2/link 3)
- Crean Solutions Ltd trading as MicksGarage.com with an address in Dublin 10 was issued two compliance notices (link 1/link 2)
- Party HQ Ltd trading as Christmas HQ in Stephens Green, Dublin 2 was issued one compliance notice (link)
- Woodside Furniture Ltd trading as Pieces, Malahide, Co. Dublin was issued one compliance notice (link)
Other:
- Tongali Trading Ltd trading as Ciaran O’Flynn Jewellers, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford was issued one compliance notice for failing to display a required precious metals information notice to consumers (link)
The CCPC has previously published the details of 13 enforcement actions taken in 2026, including three prosecutions.
Details of all CCPC consumer protection prosecutions, undertakings, compliance notices and fixed payment notices are available at ccpc.ie/CPL