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  1. The proposed acquisition of Phoenix by Airtricity has been notified to The Competition Authority. tca.ie/EN/Mergers--Ac… 7:45 AM May 16th via web
  2. @hopeisimpt Thanks for your tweet. Unfortunately we do not comment publicly on investigations. 1:51 AM May 9th via web in reply to hopeisimpt
  3. Pat Hegarty has been found guilty of price-fixing in Galway Circuit Court, fined €30k and sentenced to 2 yrs in prison, suspended for 2 yrs 8:43 AM May 3rd via web
  4. The proposed acquisition of certain assets of MBNA by Apollo has been cleared by the Competition Authority tca.ie/EN/Mergers--Ac… 3:59 AM Apr 25th via web
  5. Acquisition of j/c of Geothermal International by Scottish Equity Partners and ESB NM has been cleared by the CA tca.ie/EN/Mergers--Ac… 4:59 AM Apr 20th via web
  6. Acquisition of Travel Channel by Southbank Media has been cleared by the CA. Media mergers need Minister's approval too tca.ie/EN/Mergers--Ac… 3:00 AM Apr 20th via web
  7. Check out our presentation on competition and cross-border pricing given at the last Border Regional Authority meeting tca.ie/EN/Promoting-C… 5:38 AM Apr 5th via web
  8. Presentations & papers given recently at Irish European Law Forum, co-hosted by the Authority, are available tca.ie/EN/News--Publi… 4:19 AM Apr 3rd via web
  9. The acquisition of certain assets of MBNA by Apollo EPF has been notified to the Competition Authority tca.ie/EN/Mergers--Ac… 1:25 AM Mar 27th via web
  10. The question of administrative fines needs to be looked at in addition to prosecution - @ColizScott #compenf 7:16 AM Mar 23rd via Twitter for iPhone
  11. Jail terms are a real deterrent to white collar crime - Don Baker #compenf 6:47 AM Mar 23rd via Twitter for iPhone
  12. Afternoon session of the Annual Irish European Law Forum is now underway - the challenges of criminalisation #compenf 6:42 AM Mar 23rd via Twitter for iPhone
  13. Reasons Germans take private actions include capped court costs, no economic evidence and quick decision making - Peyer #compenf 4:30 AM Mar 23rd via Twitter for iPhone
  14. Sebastian Peyer- 97% of antitrust litigation cases taken in Germany are stand alone cases, 60% are by customers, 18% competitors #compenf 4:22 AM Mar 23rd via Twitter for iPhone
  15. Strong enforcement is the basis for private actions. Deterrence and compliance is the goal - Sakkers #compenf 4:16 AM Mar 23rd via Twitter for iPhone
  16. Sakkers: resources remain an important element of reform for Ireland's competition enforcement #compenf 4:00 AM Mar 23rd via Twitter for iPhone
  17. Session 2 just started: The Private and the Public. Ewoud Sakkers of the European Commission up first. #compenf 3:49 AM Mar 23rd via Twitter for iPhone
  18. Having a well resourced enforcement body sends out an important message about how serious country is about deterrence - C Guiomard #compenf 2:31 AM Mar 23rd via Twitter for iPhone
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  • Web http://www.tca.ie
  • Bio This is the official Twitter page of Ireland's Competition Authority. We are the legal body responsible for enforcing Irish and European competition law.
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