RTE Prime Time viewers were shocked last night after an investigation uncovered the abuse suffered by Irish shop and supermarket workers.
One shopkeeper in Limerick city, Shane Gleeson, revealed how he has been threatened with broken wine bottle and his son was threatened with a knife while working in the shop.
He told RTE: "I've had a bottle of wine broken and been threatened with the broken glass. I've had guys with needles. My son was threatened with a knife."