Grocery

€1.5bn spent on food over festive season, despite rising inflation

December 23 saw an all-time record spend on groceries with €107m in sales

NEWS 12 January 2026

€1.5bn spent on food over festive season, despite rising inflation

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Grocery inflation eases slightly as it remains above 6%

Grocery inflation eases slightly as it remains above 6%

NEWS 17 November 2025

Lidl and Aldi cut bread prices

Lidl and Aldi cut bread prices

NEWS 15 November 2025

Grocery inflation hits 6.5% - highest since December 2023

Grocery inflation hits 6.5% - highest since December 2023

Grocery inflation hits 6.5% - highest since December 2023

NEWS 20 October 2025

Grocery price inflation at 6.3%

Grocery price inflation at 6.3%

Grocery price inflation at 6.3%

NEWS 22 September 2025

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Irish grocery inflation climbs again

Irish grocery inflation climbs again

Latest data from Worldpanel shows prices were nearly 6% higher than a year ago.

NEWS 6 May 2025

Farmers aren't to blame for food prices, says IFA

Farmers aren't to blame for food prices, says IFA

If food in Ireland is dear, farmers aren't to blame, says the IFA's chief economist

NEWS 6 May 2025

Irish grocery inflation climbs to 5.43%

Irish grocery inflation climbs to 5.43%

Upward trend in grocery prices continues, as Lidl hits new record market share.

NEWS 6 May 2025

Grocery inflation tops 5% as prices continue to rise

Grocery inflation tops 5% as prices continue to rise

June Kantar grocery market data shows a quickening in pace of price increases.

NEWS 6 May 2025

High grocery inflation changing consumer behaviour

High grocery inflation changing consumer behaviour

Latest Kantar data shows grocery inflation at 5% for a second reading in a row.

NEWS 6 May 2025

Beef and dairy prices in shops have ‘levelled out’

Beef and dairy prices in shops have ‘levelled out’

That’s according to Damian O’Reilly, lecturer in retail management at TUD who also said that the tight margins for retailers mean they are not the ones making money from the higher shop prices.

NEWS 6 May 2025

Irish grocery price inflation rises to 5%

Irish grocery price inflation rises to 5%

Prices are increasing at double the rate seen a year ago, Kantar says.

NEWS 6 May 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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