Tesco sees sales over Christmas jump 4.8% to €1.4bn

Supermarket giant increased its market share in Ireland

Tesco's operations in Ireland outperformed stores in its home UK market. Picture Denis Minihane.

Tesco said sales across its Irish stores jumped 4.8% over the six weeks to January 4 compared to the same period last year.

The supermarket giant's operations in Ireland outperformed stores in the UK, which recorded a 4.1% increase over the same period.