The Consumers' Association of Ireland Ltd. (CAI) was set up in 1966 to protect and educate
consumer
A consumer is a person or a group who intends to order, or uses purchased goods, products, or services primarily for personal, social, family, household and similar needs, who is not directly related to entrepreneurial or business activities. T ...
s. Its first chair was
Maude Rooney
Maude Rooney (1902 – 9 December 1974) was an Irish consumers' and women's rights activist.
Early life
Maude Rooney was born Mary Maude Mahony in 1902 in County Antrim. She was one of the three sons and three daughters of a retired RIC distric ...
, who was also instrumental in the establishment of the Association.
See also
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Which?
''Which?'' is a United Kingdom brand name that promotes informed consumer choice in the purchase of goods and services by testing products, highlighting inferior products or services, raising awareness of consumer rights and offering independen ...
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Askaboutmoney, an
Internet forum
An Internet forum, or message board, is an online discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages. They differ from chat rooms in that messages are often longer than one line of text, and are at least temporar ...
for consumers in Ireland
References
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Non-profit organisations based in the Republic of Ireland
Consumer organisations in Ireland
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