{"id":17567,"date":"2016-04-14T12:12:17","date_gmt":"2016-04-14T12:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.anfocal.ie\/?p=17567"},"modified":"2016-04-14T12:12:17","modified_gmt":"2016-04-14T12:12:17","slug":"price-check-bargain-buys-for-limerick-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anfocal.ie\/index.php\/price-check-bargain-buys-for-limerick-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Price check: bargain buys for Limerick students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-17568\" alt=\"2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anfocal.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/29-570x375.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anfocal.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/29-570x375.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.anfocal.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/29-350x230.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.anfocal.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/29-167x110.jpg 167w, https:\/\/www.anfocal.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/29.jpg 614w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By Anthony O\u2019Brien<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Being a student is expensive. If you don\u2019t want to be studying in the library and getting odd looks for being malnourished and exhausted, it\u2019s essential to know where to shop and what to buy to live within your means.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To make the job a little bit easier for you, An Focal decided to take a look around and do a price comparison.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Milk (2 litres, low fat). No price competition here: Each one of the five retailers charges the same price.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aldi, Dublin Road (Clonbawn &#8211; \u20ac1.49)<\/li>\n<li>Dunnes Stores, Parkway Shopping Centre (Dunnes Stores brand &#8211; \u20ac1.49)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>SuperValu, Castletroy Shopping Centre (SuperValu brand &#8211; \u20ac1.49)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Tesco, Arthurs Quay Shopping Centre (Tesco brand &#8211; \u20ac1.49)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Lidl, Childer\u2019s Road Limerick (Coolree Creamery &#8211; \u20ac1.49)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Fruit and fibre cereal<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aldi (Harvest Morn 750g fruit and fibre &#8211; \u20ac1.50)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Dunnes Stores (Dunnes Stores brand 750g fruit and fibre &#8211; \u20ac2.49)<\/li>\n<li>Dunnes Stores (Dunnes brand 750g My Family Favourites Fruit and Fibre Wholewheat cereal &#8211; \u20ac1.59)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>SuperValu (Kellogg&#8217;s 750g Fruit and Fibre &#8211; <b>\u20ac5.10<\/b>)<\/li>\n<li>SuperValu (SuperValu brand Fruit and Fibre 750g &#8211; <b>\u20ac1.75<\/b>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Tesco brand (Fruit and Fibre cereal 500g &#8211; <b>\u20ac1.39<\/b>)<\/li>\n<li>Kellogg&#8217;s (Kellogg\u2019s Fruit and Fibre 750g &#8211; <b>\u20ac4.95<\/b>)<\/li>\n<li>Lidl (Crownfield Fruit and Fibre 750g &#8211; <b>\u20ac1.59<\/b>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Instant noodles<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>McDonnells Super Noodles are all \u20ac1 in Tesco, SuperValu and Lidl (though you\u2019ll still happily save a penny in Lidl if you are against rounding) and a bit pricier in Dunnes. Tesco, Aldi and Lidl all offer very cheap options if you\u2019re in a pinch.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aldi brand (Instant noodles chicken 100g &#8211; <b>\u20ac0.18<\/b>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Dunnes (McDonnells Super Noodles Chicken 100g &#8211; <b>\u20ac1.29<\/b>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>SuperValu (McDonnells Super Noodles 100g &#8211; <b>\u20ac1<\/b>)<\/li>\n<li>Tesco (McDonnells Super Noodles 100g &#8211; <b>\u20ac1<\/b>)<\/li>\n<li>Tesco (Teso brand Instant Noodles 85g &#8211; <b>\u20ac0.16c<\/b>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Lidl (McDonnells Super Noodles 100g &#8211; <b>\u20ac0.99c<\/b>)<\/li>\n<li>Citasia (Instant noodles &#8211; \u20ac<b>0.18c<\/b>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Chicken fillets<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A wide range of options are available to buy fresh chicken fillets across Irish supermarkets. The standout value option would have to be Aldi\u2019s 1KG Everyday Essentials Chicken Fillets for \u20ac4.99.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aldi (Aldi brand Everyday Essentials chicken breast fillets 1KG &#8211; <b>\u20ac4.99<\/b>)<\/li>\n<li>Aldi Oakhurst\u00a0 (Premium chicken breast fillets 700g &#8211;<b> \u20ac4.49<\/b>)<\/li>\n<li>Dunnes Stores (Dunnes brand fresh Irish chicken breast fillets 454g &#8211; <b>\u20ac4.99<\/b>)<\/li>\n<li>Dunnes Stores (Dunnes My Family Favourites 690g &#8211; <b>\u20ac6.99<\/b>)<\/li>\n<li>Dunnes (Diced Fresh Fillets 450g &#8211; <b>\u20ac3.99<\/b>)<\/li>\n<li>Dunnes (Mini Fillets 450g &#8211; <b>\u20ac3.99<\/b>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>SuperValu brand free range chicken fillets 400g &#8211; <b>\u20ac7.89<\/b><\/li>\n<li>SuperValu brand Irish chicken fillets 200g &#8211; <b>\u20ac3<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Free range 200g &#8211; <b>\u20ac4<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Non free range 500g &#8211; <b>\u20ac5<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Tesco brand Irish chicken breast fillets 690g &#8211; <b>\u20ac7<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Chicken Breast fillets 295g &#8211; <b>\u20ac3.50<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Chicken Breast fillets 515g &#8211; <b>\u20ac5<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Mini fillets 350g &#8211; <b>\u20ac3<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Lidl Bally Manor fresh Irish chicken breast fillets 750g &#8211; <b>\u20ac6<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Chicken Breast fillets 454g &#8211; <b>\u20ac4.50<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Chicken Breast fillets 291g &#8211; <b>\u20ac3.45<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Minced beef<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Aldi, Lidl and Tesco come out on top for Minced Beef. Lidl\u2019s 300g option for \u20ac1.59 is the best smaller option whereas Tesco\u2019s 1KG option for \u20ac4 is the best bulk saving available, with Aldi having the best range of options to suit every budget.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aldi 5% fat 500g &#8211; <b>\u20ac3.39<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Dunnes Stores<\/li>\n<li>5% 500g &#8211; <b>\u20ac5.49<\/b><\/li>\n<li>5% 370g &#8211; <b>\u20ac4<\/b><\/li>\n<li>SuperValu Round steak mince 454g &#8211; <b>\u20ac3.79\/3 x \u20ac10<\/b>)<\/li>\n<li>SuperValu Irish round mince 908g &#8211; <b>\u20ac5<\/b>)<\/li>\n<li>Tesco brand Irish beef mince 1kg &#8211; <b>\u20ac4<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Tesco Round steak mince 500g &#8211; <b>\u20ac4<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Tesco Beef steak mince 488g &#8211; <b>\u20ac3<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Lidl Inisvale Irish organic beef steak mince 380g &#8211; <b>\u20ac3.79<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Lidl Inisvale Irish beef mince 300g 18% fat &#8211; <b>\u20ac1.59<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Lidl Inisvale Round steak mince 409g &#8211; <b>\u20ac3.09<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The following prices were all taken from stores within Limerick City between the 28<sup>th<\/sup> and 29<sup>th<\/sup> February 2016.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_17567\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"17567\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 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