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Dublin LGFA Star Carla Rowe Opens Brand-New Lidl Store in Ballybough

30 Apr , 2026  

Lidl Ireland has opened the doors of its highly anticipated new store in Ballybough, Dublin. Dublin LGFA star and captain Carla Rowe joined the Lidl team this morning to perform the ribbon-cutting ceremony, marking a major milestone for the local community. The new state-of-the-art development, located on the site of the former Annesley Motors showroom, […]

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Maxol launches online grocery and food delivery service

30 Apr , 2026  

Maxol has launched a new digitally enabled food delivery service, allowing customers to order freshly cooked meals and a selection of groceries and treats direct to their door from their local service station. From today, the new service is live at the first three Maxol stores – Newbridge (Kildare), Ardbrae (Wicklow) and the newly redeveloped […]

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Wexford’s First Bulk Reverse Vending Machine Installed at Londis The Faythe

30 Apr , 2026  

Londis The Faythe has become the first location in County Wexford to introduce a Bulk Reverse Vending Machine (RVM) as part of Ireland’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), marking a significant step forward for recycling access in the region and the communities’ circular economy. The Envipco Quantum Outdoor Bulk Feed RVM allows customers to return large […]

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BWG Foods accelerates MACE growth as retail sales surge to €470 million

30 Apr , 2026  

Leading retail and wholesale group BWG Foods has revealed the continued strong performance of its MACE business, underpinned by robust retail sales growth, sustainable network expansion and ongoing investment across store standards, technology and innovation. The business performance reflects significant progress against the brand’s multi year growth and investment strategy, Partners for Ambition, and was […]

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Sod turned on new Tesco store for Cavan Town

30 Apr , 2026  

Tesco has officially started work on a new store in Cavan Town, with a sod-turning event to mark the beginning of construction. This marks a major multi-million euro investment in the town, supporting local jobs during the build phase and creating new roles in store when it opens, enhancing the team of over 60 people […]

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Casey’s fantastic foodservice offering celebrated at National Grocery Retail Awards 

11 Mar , 2026  

Renowned for foodservice excellence, Casey Retail Group was a significant winner at the 2025 National Grocery Retail Awards, with no fewer than three of its six stores collecting major awards.  Casey Retail Group certainly had a day to remember at the 2025 National Grocery Retail Awards ceremony at the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Dublin, on […]

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Cosgrove’s celebrate on the double at National Grocery Retail Awards! 

11 Feb , 2026  

As both of Cosgrove’s fantastic Centra stores – located in Mountain Top, Letterkenny, County Donegal and Maugheraboy, County Sligo – were celebrated at the 2025 National Grocery Retail Awards, Grocery & Retail Ireland touched base with a delighted family business director Matthew Cosgrove.  Recognising and celebrating the very best of the best in the Irish […]

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Historic three-in-a-row for Broderick’s of Croom! 

4 Feb , 2026  

Broderick’s Spar Croom were once more amongst the major winners at the 2025 National Grocery Retail Awards, triumphing in the prestigious ‘Retail Store of the Year – Small Supermarket’ category for an astonishing third successive year. Grocery & Retail Ireland touched base with delighted store owner Padraig Broderick to gauge his reaction to the great […]

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Garvey’s SuperValu Listowel taste more success 

28 Jan , 2026  

Garvey’s SuperValu Listowel’s exceptional fresh food offerings were celebrated on the double at the 2025 National Grocery Retail Awards. After the multi-award-winning County Kerry store collected two more major national industry awards, Grocery & Retail Ireland touched base with delighted store manager Paul O’Connor, who dedicated these latest awards to his magnificent team.  The Kingdom […]

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Lidl Ireland commits to new fibre target as research lifts the lid on Ireland’s fibre crisis

12 Jan , 2026  

Lidl Ireland today became the first supermarket retailer in the island of Ireland to announce a fibre strategy which aims to achieve an increase in the tonnage of total fibre sold by 20% and to boost the volume of wholegrains sold to 20% of total grains by 2030. The retailer also confirmed a new partnership […]