"Effective from Sunday, October 12, one litre of the supermarket's own fresh milk costs 6c less, falling from €1.25 to €1.19. Also, two litres of the supermarket's fresh milk now costs 10c less, down from €2.45 to €2.35. The move comes following price drops by Lidl and Aldi in recent days, the first reductions in the cost of milk in Ireland since 2023."
"The most up-to-date figures from the Central Statistic Office (CSO) have found that consumer prices rose by 2.7pc over the past 12 months. This is up from an annual increase of 2pc in the 12 months to August 2025. This is the highest annual rate of inflation observed in the consumer price index since March 2024 when the rate has increased 2.9pc. Food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 4.7pc in the last 12 months, while miscellaneous goods and services increased by 3.7pc."
One-litre and two-litre bottles of the supermarket's own fresh milk have been reduced to €1.19 and €2.35 respectively, following recent cuts by Lidl and Aldi. Tesco has also lowered prices across full and low fat, low fat fortified, lactose free, skim and protein milk ranges. Consumer prices rose by 2.7% year-on-year, up from 2% to August 2025, marking the highest annual inflation rate since March 2024. Food and non-alcoholic beverages rose 4.7%, with notable increases such as Irish cheddar (+€0.69/kg), butter (+€0.68 per pound) and 2L full fat milk (+€0.27), while 2.5kg potatoes fell €0.42. Tesco and Aldi each cut two-litre milk from €3.55 to €3.39 (€0.16 reduction). Tesco focuses on delivering value via Clubcard pricing and a weekly Aldi price-match initiative.
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