Priority will be given to elderly and vulnerable shoppers at all 163 Irish Lidl supermarkets each morning.
German supermarket giant Lidl will introduce dedicated shopping hours for older and vulnerable customers from tomorrow.
Each day from 9am to 11am stores will prioritise elderly customers with prioritised queuing and additional assistance in-store for customers.
The move comes in response to scenes of mass panic-buying around the country, leaving shelves largely bare of essential items.
"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," noted a Lidl Ireland statement issued on Monday.
"We ask that the public respect this time period to allow more vulnerable customers to pick up the food and supplies they need. Starting 17 March, the mornings will run from 9 - 11am every day and will include prioritised queuing and additional assistance for our older customers.
"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."
