The mass swell of shoppers across the border continues, and with Christmas fast approaching, it’s going to turn into a flood. Today’s Pricewatch questions the difference in prices in major supermarkets operating in the Republic and the north, pointing out that a recent Consumer Association of Ireland (CAI) survey showed that a basket of goods [...]

Tesco in rip-off shock. Surprise, surprise. This morning’s Irish Times reports that Tesco, despite their much publicised Change for Good campaign, remain 18% dearer in the Republic of Ireland than across the border. The survey carried out by the Consumer Choice magazine found that some items were up to 37% more expensive down south. In [...]

Bored in my sick bed (sniff, poor me, etc etc), I did some price comparisons on Lidl in the Republic of Ireland and Lidl in Northern Ireland. As you’ll see, there isn’t price parity, but the sterling/ euro difference isn’t too severe:

Northern Ireland’s Health Promotions Agency has launched a new website: EnjoyHealthyEating.info, which aims to encourage people to home-cook their own healthy food.  Conor Pope covers it in today’s Irish Times, and you may notice a quote from me in the article. I think it’s a great initiative but wonder if you’d be able to get [...]

The sneaky price hikes of Irish supermarkets are risibly predictable. Last month, when Superquinn in Dundalk announced it was closing down with the loss of over 67 jobs, I felt very bad for the workers who are losing their jobs. So it was strange to find myself shopping in a big supermarket in Northern Ireland [...]