Tesco Ireland is the Irish

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

 arm of supermarket group Tesco

Tesco

Tesco plc is a global grocery and general merchandise retailer headquartered in Cheshunt, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest retailer in the world measured by revenues and the second-largest measured by profits...

. It was formed in Tesco

Tesco

Tesco plc is a global grocery and general merchandise retailer headquartered in Cheshunt, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest retailer in the world measured by revenues and the second-largest measured by profits...

 plc's 1997 takeover of the Irish retailing operations of Associated British Foods

Associated British Foods

Associated British Foods plc is a global food, ingredients and retail company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Its ingredients division is the world's second largest producer of both sugar and baker's yeast and a major producer of other ingredients including emulsifiers, enzymes and lactose...

, namely Powers' Supermarkets Limited and its subsidiaries, trading as Quinnsworth

Quinnsworth

Quinnsworth was a supermarket company in the Republic of Ireland, that was founded by the entrepreneur Pat Quinn.-History:Quinnsworth was founded by Pat Quinn in 1966 and was sold to Powers Supermarkets Limited in the 1970s. During the 1970s, the slogan used was "Let's get it all together at...

 and Crazy Prices

Crazy Prices

Crazy Prices was a supermarket chain operating in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland formerly owned by Associated British Foods...

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Tesco operates supermarkets under the "Tesco" brand, as well as five hypermarkets under the "Tesco Extra" brand, and a small number of convenience stores under the "Tesco Express" brand and a Metro store in Dublin's Temple Bar.