People are being urged to avoid panic buying, as Ireland moves into the 'delay' phase of its response to COVID-19.

Items such as toilet roll, tinned food and hand sanitiser have been disappearing from supermarket shelves.

However, Simon Coveney today reassured consumers that supply chains are robust, and warned that panic buying could create problems.

Vincent Jennings, CEO of the Convenience Stores & Newsagents Association, and David Fitzsimons of Retail Excellence Ireland joined us to talk about this.

Listen to the interview in full by pressing the play button on this page.