We’ve been listening to your feedback and we will be implementing priority shopping hours for the elderly across all 163 Lidl stores in Ireland, 9-11am every day, until further notice.
After offensive and racist tweets from Gemma O’Doherty we have decided to block and report her to
@Twitter
. We are proud of our multicultural & diverse team and our customers. We are proud to work with, and serve, each and every one of them. Everyone is welcome in our store.
We're proud to announce that we are the first major retailer in the world to offer free period products in stores nationwide to combat period poverty in partnership with Homeless Period Ireland.
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Our stores, warehouses and offices have been catapulted through unprecedented circumstances. Every single team in Lidl have worked around the clock to keep our shelves stocked and customers fed.
This is a shout out to every single one of them.
Thank you for your hard work.
From 7th May we will be selling antigen tests across all 168 stores in Ireland. With a max limit of 5 packs per customer, they will go on sale for €24.99 per pack. Each pack contains 5 test kits.
**Update on Lidl Fortunestown**
We held a meeting today with everyone and have redeployed them to other stores, we won’t let the criminal actions of others impact on our hard working team.
We will be closing both of our stores in Tullamore from 4pm - 5pm today out of respect for Ashling Murphy, her family and the vigil planned in the town. Our deepest condolences to the family & we thank our customers for understanding.
Marks & Spencer has warned that its popular Percy Pig sweets could be hit by tariffs if it re-exports the product to European Union countries, including Ireland
We're excited to announce the removal of black plastic from our fruit and veg range by Christmas, with more fresh products to follow. We'll be the first supermarket in Ireland to do so, and it'll result in the removal of over 65 tonnes of black plastic waste every year. (1/3)
The rumours are true... our Lidl merch is coming in late November and we want to find Lidl's Next Top Model who'll be featured on our social media, in our famous weekly leaflet AND on a billboard 🤩
This could be you 👇
This Christmas, Santa isn’t the only one checking a list…. 📝🎄
After the lights go out in Lidl, a crack team of Christmas experts get to work making sure you and your family have the delicious Christmas fare you deserve!
#LidlChristmas
“Until we level the playing field!"
Our brand new LGFA TV ad launches this week and here’s an exclusive first look…
#SeriousSupport
From Mon 15th February YOU can Level the Playing Field with Lidl Plus by raising up to €20,000 for your local LGFA club!
We are contacting the Ryan family regarding this online abuse and will be providing support after this unprovoked attack. We thank everyone for their kind words.
In recent days we have experienced significantly stronger sales in many categories. Due to our robust and agile supply chain we're confident of maintaining supply of key lines as consumer demand remains high and our stores are continuing to receive deliveries as planned.
Do you know anyone in Fortunestown area unable to get to Lidl for their shopping after Friday? We've been overwhelmed by support from the community so to help those experiencing difficulty we're offering a free shuttle bus service from Fortunestown to our store at Whitestown Way.
Today is World Autism Awareness Day. Store trips can be overwhelming for people with autism, this is why we are implementing sensory changes in all stores that we hope will make a difference to our customers during our Autism Aware Quiet Evenings.
You asked. We listened! Our buyers are on the phones now trying to get their hands on stock. No promises, but we'll do our best to make your dreams come true! It might be too early for the C word but we get the impressions some of you wouldn't mind finding these under the tree😉
We are proud to become the first company across Ireland to recognise early pregnancy loss and miscarriage as a bereavement, offering paid leave as part of our new Compassionate Leave Policy in partnership with the Miscarriage Association of Ireland.
We ask that the public respect this time period to allow more vulnerable customers to pick up the food and supplies they need.
Starting March 17, the mornings will run from 9-11am every day and will include prioritised queuing and additional assistance for our older customers.
We are proud to announce that we are implementing Autism Aware Quiet Evenings across all 194 Lidl stores in Ireland and Northern Ireland, after the success of the initial trial last year and the positive feedback received from customers.
We're excited to be the first Irish retailer to introduce reusable fruit and veg bags in store! 🍊🥕🍏
Lidl Green Bags will go on sale in September at 99c for a pack of two, and will be available in all 162 stores across Ireland.
We are delighted to become the 1st major retailer in Ireland to offer all employees paid time off for IVF cycles. We will be offering 2 days at full pay per cycle to any of our 6,000 employees undergoing IVF with no limit to the number of IVF cycles employees can avail of!
Over the past few days we have had many requests from colleagues & customers to support those in need in Ukraine.
We have worked with colleagues across Europe & the decision has been made to donate €10m worth of essential products to help refugees in areas near Ukraine's border
Congrats
@Sammmy_Be
on a phenomenal win! 🇮🇪 👏
Sam Bennett and the Belgian team
@deceuninck_qst
are sponsored by Lidl globally, who clearly know a winner when they see one 😉
We may not be able to actively monitor this at all times as our store teams are required on checkouts and restocking shelves, so we kindly ask that customers respect this measure and plan their shopping trips around this timeframe.
We’re excited to show you our latest fruit and veg innovation that will remove 10,000 kilos of plastic every year! We’ve created a biodegradable banding completely eliminating plastic and holding the product in bunches with the
@Fairtrade_ie
, Organic branding and barcode 🍌🍌🍌🍌
@Carlosvandangox
In all seriousness these will be packed to match the weight stated on the packaging so you won’t be missing out on crisps, but we’ll flag with our Quality Dept to look into with our supplier! 😊
The store manager Ruth and her team would like to thank everyone for their kind words in the aftermath of this incident. The team are genuinely blown away by the swell of support from, not just the community that they serve daily, but from right around the country.
We’re proud to announce plans to become the first Irish retailer to offer customers in-store recycling stations to reduce packaging waste bought in-store! They'll be rolled out from the start of May and will be available across all 160 stores by May 31st 2019! ♻️
Please note that our stores will be closing at 8pm this Sunday 18th Oct 🕒 This allows us hold a national staff recognition event virtually to say thank you to our amazing teams for their continued hard work during these exceptional times!
We’d like to put your minds at ease. Due to our robust supply chain, we're confident of maintaining supply of key lines even as demand remains high. Our stores will receive daily deliveries as planned and we ask our customers not to panic buy.
By the age of 13, 1 in 2 girls drop out of sport. To all the mothers whose years of serious love kept players playing, thank you and Happy Mother's Day. We spent time with
@LadiesFootball
/Tipperary star Aishling Moloney to find out what
#SeriousSupport
means to her.
These bee-friendly plants are in stores from Thursday 18th July 🐝🍃
Provide food for your local pollinators with Dianthus Pink Kisses, Pentas Lanceolata, Lavender and even more pollinator-friendly plants available in store, while stocks last!
Have you seen our
@LadiesFootball
mural on Aungier Street in Dublin? Take a look at how it was made...
Buy your tickets and show your
#SeriousSupport
at the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies' Football Championship here:
We're pleased to be the first supermarket in Ireland to commit to a €11.90 minimum hourly rate for our employees, in line with the latest ‘Living Wage’! The change will benefit 16% of employees, while all other employees working in Lidl already earn in excess of the Living Wage.
We are delighted to announce a new, 3 year charity partnership with
@JigsawYMH
, the National Centre for Youth Mental Health in Ireland, who provide free confidential, professional support to young people aged 12-25, in 13 centres across Ireland.
We are delighted to confirm that plans have been put in place to rebuild the store in Fortunestown following the events that took place on March 2nd. Building of the new and improved store will commence in the coming weeks, with the new store planned to be open by late Summer.
Reusable Face Masks are on sale from Thursday 18th June in all stores, only €2.99 each!
We hope you enjoy this shot from a socially distant photo shoot, it was either this or post a selfie wearing one and you really don't need that on your timeline at a time like this...
If Kim Kardashian can have her private isle, we'll still bring you the middle aisle.
For those of you worried about the middle aisle, we wanted to put your minds at ease. Although we’ve had to restrict the sale of some items, not to worry we‘ll still be stocking essential items!
Please be aware we have had reports of a notorious group of small, feathered shoplifters operating in the Portmarnock area. These guys seem to... fit the bill.
We are proud to be the first food retailer in Ireland to offer our employees a free weekly antigen test.
Starting next month, all 6,000 Lidl employees on the island of Ireland will be offered a weekly antigen test free of charge, with no obligation to take or report the results.