Lidl announce plan to provide free period products every month to customers

The move by Lidl comes on foot of legislative changes proposed by Labour senator Rebecca Moynihan which would compel the Minister for Health to provide period products free of charge in education settings and public buildings throughout the country.

An initiative to provide free sanitary products to consumers from next month has been welcomed by campaigners, but the onus remains on the Government to tackle period poverty they say.

From today, Lidl Ireland customers can sign up to receive a free monthly coupon for a box of sanitary pads or tampons on the Lidl Plus app, the first of which they will receive on May 3.