Beer is cheaper than water in many Irish supermarkets.
Consumers can buy a bottle of beer for as little as 50c while a small bottle of water can cost over three times that amount.
As health campaigners lobby for minimum drink prices in order to discourage the abuse of alcohol, a survey by the Irish Independent found widespread low prices.
Bottles of wine start from €4 and bottles of vodka from just €12.99.
Dozens of prices for beer, wine, cider and spirits were examined at all the big supermarket and convenience chains around the country.
In general, Aldi, Lidl and Tesco came out cheapest for alcohol, but there were notable exceptions.
Herlihy's Centra in Fermoy, Co Cork, had the cheapest price for beer – at just 50c for a 330ml bottle – last week of those surveyed.
Musgraves, which owns the Centra franchise, said that it understood its role in addressing alcohol abuse and had a strict policy regarding the sale and display of alcohol and complied fully with the Responsible Retailing of Alcohol in Ireland code.
"The product in question relates to two cases of Coors Light bottles only, which were end-of-line Christmas stock and did not apply to any other alcohol beverages on sale in any other Centra store," a statement said.
Source: Aideen Sheehan and Emma Jane Hade, Irish Independent, 24/02/13
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