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Brian O’Driscoll was in hot water over Instagram posts

Published 17:43 25 Mar 2025 GMT

Updated 17:48 25 Mar 2025 GMT

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Brian O’Driscoll was in hot water over Instagram posts

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Not ideal for the Ireland great

Former Leinster and Ireland centre Brian O'Driscoll was one of 26 influencers served with a compliance notice by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) in 2024.

It was found that he had breached consumer law by not making it clear that certain social media posts were for commercial purposes.

O'Driscoll captained Ireland and the Lions during his career, winning 141 caps, and is considered by many to be the country's greatest ever player.

Since retiring he has found great success in punditry and commercial work, and currently has 370,000 followers on Instagram.

As reported by RTÉ, he was contacted by the CCPC in April 2024, 'to remind him of his legal obligation' to disclose the nature of commercial posts, but was then served a notice when he continued to breach the law.

Popular Cork fitness influencer, Caroline O'Mahony, was also given a notice.

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