This case follows a series of prosecutions brought by the consumer watchdog under sales pricing laws introduced in 2022

The Taoiseach said he did not want to see ‘price gouging’ because of the escalating conflict in the Middle East.

Firms have a year to put the revised code in place, and so the provisions will apply for the public from March 2026.

A survey of 2,000 Irish adults by a global money app indicates that the vast majority think scams are getting more sophisticated.