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Allen Fels

  • 04-01-2004 4:33pm
    #1
    dahamsta
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,659 ✭✭✭✭


    Every hear of him? Ireland needs an Allen Fels.

    adam


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  • #2
    sovtek
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,485 ✭✭✭sovtek


    Too right.
    I've often wondered why the Consumer Association is so weak and ineffectual here.
    Also there are no consumer watchdog type shows in Ireland while the UK has several.


  • #3
    dahamsta
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,659 ✭✭✭✭dahamsta


    I've often wondered why the Consumer Association is so weak and ineffectual here.

    I could be wrong, but I get the impression that the Consumer Association isn't a Government mandated regulatory authority. That being said, I can't see any reason why they couldn't come out with some strong pronouncements, such as: "Don't buy $this from $them." Perhaps they're afraid of getting sued.

    Also there are no consumer watchdog type shows in Ireland while the UK has several.

    I would have thought TV3 would have jumped on this. RTE doesn't have the balls.

    adam


  • #4
    luckat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,366 ✭✭✭luckat


    And why don't you start it yourself?


  • #5
    spongebob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,143 ✭✭✭spongebob


    Originally posted by dahamsta

    I would have thought TV3 would have jumped on this. RTE doesn't have the balls.

    Lorraine Keane refused to present it... told them straight out it wasn't 'her' . TV3 had no Plan B as usual .

    M


  • #6
    Sarsfield
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,359 ✭✭✭Sarsfield


    I have no faith in consumer watchdog TV shows. They're only interested in ratings, and facts don't always get viewers. Although I accept they may serve in some small way to raise consumer awareness in a very general sense.


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  • #7
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,596 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    You don't need to go halfway around the world

    http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/34695.html
    Belgian consumer watchdog Test-Achats (Test Aankoop), known for its crusade against Nokia's "unsafe batteries", starts the new year with a fresh assault on the music industry. It is taking the music giants EMI, Sony, BMG Music and Universal Music to court for installing anti-piracy systems on their audio CDs.


  • #8
    spongebob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,143 ✭✭✭spongebob


    TG4 are thinking of doing one . The format will involve using small DV cams and individual Diary type sections to catch the price gougers in action I hear.

    M


  • #9
    dahamsta
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,659 ✭✭✭✭dahamsta


    Originally posted by luckat
    And why don't you start it yourself?
    Start what?


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