Rip-off Ireland thrives at consumers' expense

FOOD prices continue to spiral. Ireland's shopping basket is the dearest in Europe.

Thu, 20 Jan, 2005 - 00:00

Lamb has become the caviare of Irish gastronomy. Suppliers are not the culprits in this instance. Greedy supermarket chains make profits of up to 60%. It's nonsense to suggest that overheads swallow up prices. Our EU neighbours give value for the euro. We don't.

'Rip-off Ireland' rings true with supermarket mark-ups reaching 300% on items as humble as a bag of potatoes.

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