Travellers on ferries and planes can expect a litre of vodka to be available for just €13, representing a massive discount on supermarket prices after minimum alcohol pricing laws were introduced.

Ports and airports have witnessed a dramatic surge in duty-free alcohol sales, which now apply to travel to and from Britain, following Brexit.

And Ireland’s new minimum retail alcohol pricing policy means that there is expected to be a huge rise in the number of people buying cheap alcohol while travelling.

In some cases, people bound for Britain can avail of premium alcohol brands at more than a 50pc discount in a throwback to the days of duty-free shops in the 1980s and ’90s.

For much more Independent.ie reports on the duty-free sales scene at sea and to those taking to flying.