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ALDI City Square staff with Store Manager Robbie Kavanagh at the new store in Waterford

ALDI Ireland opens latest new store in Waterford City

ALDI Ireland has opened its newest store today in Waterford City.

Peter and Shane Divilly, owners of Galway-based Divilly Brothers meat suppliers, pictured with Peter Bough, Aldi's Buying Director and siblings Teagan and Moya Farrell

Aldi's new €4m contract extension with Divilly Brothers

Galway-based fresh meat supplier Divilly Brothers has announced the extension of their long-standing partnership with supermarket group Aldi.

Business • 06 Jan

Aldi Ireland said its sales rose by 3.4% to €2.102 billion from €2.032 billion in 2022

Aldi Ireland's pre-tax profits dip but sales up 3.4%

Discount retailer Aldi Ireland has reported higher sales figures for 2023 but lower profits for the year.

Business • 25 Nov 24

Fiona Twomey, Global Retail Specialist, Bord Bia; Cathal Garvey, CEO of Manor Farm and Peter Bough, Buying Director at ALDI Ireland

ALDI agrees €24m contract extension with Manor Farm

ALDI Ireland has extended its contract with poultry producer Manor Farm for a further year.

Business • 22 Oct 24

Dean Siney, founder & MD of NutriQuick, Louth ladies gaelic footballer Eimear Murray, Galway gaelic footballer Shane Walsh and Billy Carr, Buying Director ALDI Ireland

NutriQuick and ALDI Ireland sign new €10m deal

Irish supplier NutriQuick and ALDI have signed a new deal worth over €10m to supply ready meals and protein pots to the discount retailer.

Business • 02 May 24

Niall O'Connor, Group Managing Director, ALDI Ireland

ALDI will cut prices as conditions improve

Retailer ALDI says it has seen notable changes in the habits of grocery shoppers, accelerated by record inflation levels.

Business • 02 Nov 23

Laurence Kelly, Buying Director at ALDI Ireland, and Liam Duffy, CEO, Classic Mineral Water

Classic Mineral Water agrees new €4.4m deal with Aldi

Armagh-based Classic Mineral Water has inked a new £3.8m/€4.4m deal to supply all of Aldi Ireland's 155 stores with its range of drinks over the next year.

Business • 27 Mar 23

Laurence Kelly, Buying Director at ALDI Ireland, with Michael Cairns, Commercial Director of Glenpatrick Spring Water

Aldi's new €14.7m deal with Glenpatrick Water

Aldi Ireland has agreed a new €14.7m deal with Co Tipperary-based spring water producer Glenpatrick Spring Water, which will see the company continue to supply Aldi's 155 Irish stores with its drinks products over the next year.

Business • 25 Jan 23

Billy Carr, Buying Director at Aldi Ireland, Stephen Carr, co-owner at Sorrento Pizza, Giorgio Lisi, co-owner and Master Baker at Sorrento Pizza, with former Irish footballer Ray Houghton and former Italian footballer Toto Schillaci

Aldi Ireland agrees €10m deal with Sorrento Pizza

Aldi Ireland has agreed a new four year €10m deal with Dublin-based pizza suppliers Sorrento Pizza.

Business • 19 Oct 22

Catriona Coneely, store manager at Aldi Tuam, with her team at the newly opened store in the town

Aldi Ireland opens new store in Tuam, Co Galway

Aldi Ireland has today officially opened its new store in Tuam in Co Galway.

Business • 29 Sep 22

Niall O'Connor, Group Managing Director, ALDI Ireland, Charlie McConalogue, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Bernard Broderick, Joint Managing Director, Broderick's and Ciarán Fitzpatrick, Managing Director, Cookie Dó

Aldi signs new deal with Broderick's and Cookie Dó

Aldi Ireland has agreed two new deals with Irish-based suppliers - Broderick's Handmade Cakery and Cookie Dó - worth a total of €8.5m.

Business • 22 Sep 22

A further 350 jobs will be created through the construction of the new shops and the upgrade of some existing ones

Aldi announces €63m west of Ireland expansion programme

Aldi Ireland has announced a dedicated expansion programme in the west of Ireland which will see the company invest over €63 million and create 140 full-time jobs.

Business • 01 Sep 22

Peter Bough, Buying Director of ALDI Ireland along with Patrick, Eileen and Pat Twomey of Twomey's Bakery

Limerick-based Twomey's Bakery signs new €5m Aldi deal

Limerick-based Twomey's Bakery has agreed a new three year deal, worth €5m, with Aldi Ireland to supply all of the supermarket chain's 150 Irish stores with its breads, baked scones, tarts and sponges.

Business • 09 Aug 22

46% of shoppers said discount offers such as "buy one get one free" and "three for two" lead them to spend more than they planned

Shoppers overspending by chasing supermarket discounts

Half of Irish shoppers are overspending, shopping more frequently or buying what they don't need - just to qualify for supermarket money-off vouchers.

Business • 02 Aug 22

Collin Miller (right) Buying Manager at Aldi Ireland and Joe McGuinness, co-owner of Sunglow Nurseries (left)

Sunglow Nurseries signs new €7.5m deal with Aldi

Dublin-based Sunglow Nurseries has agreed a new €7.5m deal with Aldi Ireland to supply all of Aldi's 150 Irish stores with their early season strawberries.

Business • 29 Apr 22

James O'Shea, from Iverk Produce and Paul Scally, Buying Director at Aldi Ireland

Iverk Produce secures new €100m deal with Aldi Ireland

Aldi Ireland has agreed a new €100m five-year deal with Kilkenny-based Iverk Produce to supply all of the supermarket's 150 Irish stores with its potatoes.

Business • 10 Mar 22

An artist's impression of its new store in Carrigaline in Co Cork

Aldi submits application for new Carrigaline store

Aldi Ireland has submitted a planning application to Cork County Council for a new 1,315 square metre store in Carrigaline.

Business • 22 Dec 21

Aldi Ireland plans to invest €320m from 2022 to 2024 as it o opens 30 new stores across the country

Aldi Ireland plans 30 new stores as profits surge

Aldi Ireland said its profit before tax came to €71.2m in 2020, a jump of 46% on the figure for the previous year, while its turnover for the year grew by 14% to €2 billion from €1.74 billion in 2019.

Business • 19 Nov 21

A computer generated image of the new Aldi shop in Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo

Aldi to open new shops in Co Mayo and Co Galway

Aldi Ireland has announced plans to open two new shops in Co Mayo and Co Galway.

Business • 09 Sep 21

Aldi said the 1,315 sq. metre store will be powered by 100% green electricity

Aldi unveils plan for new store in Carrigaline, Co Cork

Aldi has said up to 50 jobs will be created during the construction of its new store on Main Street, Carrigaline in County Cork, with 30 permanent positions to be created upon reopening.

Business • 08 Jun 21

The new Aldi store in Ballina will create 30 full time jobs

Aldi to build new store in Ballina, Co Mayo

Aldi Ireland has been granted planning permission to build a new store in Ballina in Co Mayo, which will create 30 new full time jobs.

Business • 17 Feb 21

A representation of the new Aldi store in Castlecomer

Aldi to create 25 jobs in new Co Kilkenny store

Aldi Ireland has announced plans to open a new shop in Castlecomer in Co Kilkenny, which will create 25 permanent jobs.

Business • 11 Feb 21

Aldi is extending its temporary shorter payment terms initiative for small and medium Irish suppliers for all of this year

Aldi extends fast-track payments for all of 2021

Aldi has confirmed it is extending its temporary shorter payment terms initiative for small and medium Irish suppliers for all of 2021.

Business • 28 Jan 21

A computer generated image of Aldi's new shop in Ballyhaunis in Co Mayo

Aldi to create 30 jobs in new Ballyhaunis store

Aldi Ireland is creating 30 jobs in Ballyhaunis in Co Mayo as it plans to build a new store there.

Business • 16 Dec 20

Aldi said all non-essential products on sale in the "middle aisles" of its 144 Irish stores have been removed

Aldi pauses all non-essential product promotions

Aldi Ireland has postponed all its non-essential product "Specialbuy" promotions in line with Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions.

Business • 29 Oct 20