Sales for Tesco's Irish business fell 2.4% but exceed pre-pandemic levels

Chief executive of Tesco Ken Murphy said “market environment remains incredibly challenging."

Tesco CEO Ken Murphy 

Inflation has fuelled growth for Tesco as it recovers from the economic impact of Covid-19, it’s recent financial update showed.

For its Republic of Ireland business, the grocer saw sales reach €715m for Q1, which is down over 2% compared with last year but is above pre-pandemic levels.