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Today’s Irish Times contains an interesting story which claims that Bohemians had called on other League of Ireland soccer clubs “to enter a ‘collective agreement’ that establishes a base level on transfer fees.” This move is supposedly designed to reduce the outflow of players from League of Ireland clubs to overseas, mainly UK, clubs. A …

Call for League of Ireland Clubs to Agree Minimum Transfer Fees for Selling Players. Read More »

2021 Saw Big Jump in Merger Notifications. The number of mergers notified to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) increased significantly in 2021. The CCPC’s Mergers & Acquisitions Report for the year, which was published earlier this month, reveals that 81 mergers were notified to it last year, compared with 41 in 2020. The …

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January Dublin 4th January – CCPC Publishes Mergers & Acquisitions Report 2021. The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission published its 2021 Mergers & Acquisitions Report. The report provides an overview of merger cases decided by the CCPC in 2021. 81 mergers were notified to the CCPC in 2021 compared with 41 the previous year. The …

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