Irish retailers in price row with Unilever

Irish supermarkets are caught in a price war with the producers of brands like Lyons, Hellmans and Persil.

Super Valu, Centra and Dunnes Stores are holding out as Unilever tries to hike prices by 19 percent.

The company – which has resolved a similar dispute with Tesco in the UK – is trying to raise prices following a fall in the pound's value since the Brexit referendum.

Managing Director of Supervalu Martin Kelleher says he is anxious to resolve the row.