Grocery prices soar: Is it still cheaper to shop in Northern Ireland?

Once a bargain-hunting hotspot, Northern Ireland is no longer a cheaper alternative for Irish grocery shoppers as prices soar

According to the Central Statistics Office’s consumer price index (CPI), items that cost €100 in February 2022 would now cost €114.30 to allow for inflation.

Over three years ago, I made the journey to Asda in Westwood, Belfast, which is located just two minutes off the main A1/M1 motorway in the south of the city.

My job was to shop Asda’s cheapest value brand items, also known as yellow pack food, and to report back to the Irish Examiner on whether or not shoppers in the Republic could save money by making the jaunt.