Caitriona Redmond: You're not imagining it, your kids' Easter eggs DO taste different — and there's less of them

Is it still worth shelling out for Easter eggs?

Multi-colored Easter eggs on a yellow spring background. Happy easter.

In just four short years, the price of Easter eggs has increased by at least a third, and that’s not the full picture for Irish consumers either. If you’re planning an Easter egg-stravaganza in the coming fortnight you may find it costing you quite a bit more than it used to.

Recently, when checking my references for the price of eggs, I discovered that large chocolate eggs were selling 3-for-€5 in 2021.