Central Bank targeting social media fraud

Central Bank targeting social media fraud

From This Week by RTÉ Radio 1

May 3, 2026 · 9 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the Central Bank of Ireland's efforts to target illegal financial promotions on social media with insights from Peter Gallagher.

The Central Bank of Ireland is now targeting illegal financial promotions on social media, in a bid to protect Irish consumers. To discuss this we speak to Peter Gallagher, who is the Bank's Head of Enforcement, Market Abuse and Oversight.

People in this episode

Guest: Peter Gallagher

Topics covered

  • social media fraud
  • financial promotions
  • consumer protection
  • enforcement
  • market abuse

Keywords

  • Central Bank
  • Ireland
  • social media
  • fraud
  • financial promotions
  • consumer protection
  • Peter Gallagher

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Central Bank of Ireland

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