Getting the goods part 3: Toilet roll shortages and Ireland's largest warehouse

From the toilet roll ‘crisis’ seen at the start of the pandemic last year to the effects of the Beast from the East, the supermarkets rely on key personnel behind the scenes to ensure they never run out of products. Neil Michael reports

Ian Logan, Tesco’s Retail and Distribution Director: "We never really viewed it  (the toilet roll shortage) as a crisis. "Photo: Neil Michael

The end of February last year will forever be etched on all our minds.

At the time, there were still fears that the world might be on the verge of a pandemic. It quickly became a time of panic buying.