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daddy issues
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Equality
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21 Jul 2017
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Homeopathy
Ad which claimed homeopathy treatment helped children with autism overcome symptoms banned
24 Jun 2017
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Marketing
Love Irish Food has to stop 'misleading' ads that say its brands use Irish ingredients
18 May 2017
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fine knit
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Slap on the wrist for Meteor after Three complains over 'more than you can eat data' ad
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Irish Cancer Society
A number of the 'I Want To Get Cancer' ads can't be shown again
21 Feb 2017
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counting the cash
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park and ride
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misleading labels
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cow-ards
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28 Sep 2016
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nice and warm
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19 Jul 2016
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airside bootcamp
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not bragging
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