How to complain

  • Get help with making a complaint if something goes wrong after you have bought a product or service. Find out who to contact if you are not satisfied with the way your complaint has been dealt with.

  • You may be able to resolve a dispute with a company more easily and without having to go to court using alternative dispute resolution (ADR). Find out what ADR is and how it might be useful for you.

  • Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) is a type of alternative dispute resolution for problems related to online shopping.

  • Find out about how to complain about a financial services firm and taking your complaint to the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman.

  • You can complain about an advert to the Advertising Standards Authority or other sector specific consumer organisations. Find out how and who to complain to.

  • Learn how to complain about press and digital media to the Office of the Press Ombudsman or broadcasting material on radio or TV and in-demand services to Coimisiún na Meán.

  • Find out how to complain to a telecommunications service provider or ComReg about phone, internet or TV.

  • Find out how to complain about your energy supplier or network, or Irish Water service.

  • Find out who to contact and how to complain about a medical professional.

  • Find out how to complain about bad service from taxi, hackney or limousine drivers.

  • Find out about the statutory bodies and regulators who protect consumer rights.

  • Find out about your right to complain about illegal content, account restrictions and targeted ads on online platforms.

  • Representative actions allow consumers to join together to stop widespread illegal or unfair practices by businesses. Find out about the rules that apply and process for joining a representative action.