Caitriona Redmond: How to make the perfect pre-trick-or-treating meal

Plus money saving tips as we see rising prices in our weekly basket

Make these spooky Halloween treats from your leftover barmbrack.

Fri, 28 Oct, 2022 - 15:04

Caitríona Redmond is an Irish writer who covers food, budgeting and consumer issues, focusing on affordable living for families.

Along with the big ticket announcements from the ECB , in the world of Irish Food, we’ve had marked changes in the price of weekly staples in our sample trolley.

There has been a shift in the cost of over €3 in some cases. The very first week we tracked prices back in March, an Aldi shopping basket cost €17.36. That same basket this week costs €20.21, an increase of €2.85 per week for just 11 items; over a year, an increase of €148.20.