Lidl marks 15 years of transforming Ireland’s grocery shopping habits

Three times as many people visited an Irish Lidl store as passed through Dublin Airport in 2014.

The German supermarket giant arrived on Irish shores 15 years ago yesterday — opening seven stores in 2000. Since then, the Irish love-affair with the no-frills discounter has grown, with Lidl employing 3,200 people in 143 stores.