One-in-10 stores in breach of drink code

One in 10 supermarkets and grocery stores are failing to comply with the industry’s own code on the display and sale of alcohol products.

An audit of 400 stores across the country found that 10% of outlets were in breach of a voluntary code that was implemented as an alternative to legislation that would place extra restrictions on the sale of alcohol.

However, the Responsible Retailing of Alcohol (RRAI) in Ireland group said the latest results were an improvement on the 2014 findings, and represented an annual increase of almost four percentage points.