Getting food and stuffs at 3 am at the supermarket...

Let's talk about channels of distribution in Ireland... Again something very different from my home country !

Supermarket : Unbelievable but true! You can get food at anytime in Tesco for example (one of the famous supermarket in Ireland).

Insomnia ? End of your party and don't feel like going to bed ? No time during the day for your food shopping ?

Go to supermarket !!!! It's opened 24/7... 

Shop: you can get some food and stuffs in small shops such as Centra or Daybreak. They are situated in streets out of the city center. It is similar to "épicerie" in France. You can get primarly food : milk, butter, biscuits, sliced bread, beans, pizzas, coke and any type of sodas, soap, bubbles, cigarettes...

There is an ATM in most of them. You can also top up, get a fresh sandwich or wrap. In some, alcohol is sold. Again, they open late, till 10 or 11 pm.

 

on the left : Daybreak shop

Off-Licence: what's that ?? It's a shop, or a counter in a pub or hotel, where alcoholic drinks are sold for consumption. It's usually opened till late in the evening (11 pm or more). In Ireland, you can find an Off-Licence in almost every street... Needless to say that channels of distribution regarding alcohol are organising efficiently and well widespread... 
A few words about types of alcohol in these shops: flasks of vodka/rhum/whiskey ; bottles of wine from 6€ (de la piquette mais c'est le moins cher! oui j'ai bien dit 6€) till very expensive ; around 25 beer brands; around 10 cider brands; sodas; Pringles ( one of the only cake appetizers you can find in Ireland); condoms and chewing-gums !!!