Supermarket opening hours will vary over the festive season, with more opportunity for shoppers to visit
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The festive rush is upon us, with many eager to wrap up their Christmas shopping and get the holiday food in.
While we all need to finish up our shop, most of us like to avoid the huge queues and demand for stock that inevitably comes to supermarkets at this time of year. So extended and overnight hours suit many – and Irish supermarkets have decided to offer them.
Here’s all the latest Christmas opening hours for supermarkets including Aldi, Lidl, Dunnes, Tesco and SuperValu. While the hours are accurate for most stores, they can vary or change so keep an eye on your local in the lead up to the holidays.
Dunnes Stores
Opening hours will vary by store, but Dunnes Stores shuts for Christmas Day and St Stephen’s Day.
Extended hours will be taking place in the lead up to Christmas, with closing hours extending to midnight in many stores from December 18.
Some stores will be open for 24 hours on Monday December 22 and Tuesday 23, and closing at 6pm for Christmas Eve.
Make sure to check your local store for their opening hours.
Tesco
Store openings will vary depending on the store and type of Tesco it is. For superstores that will open on St Stephen’s Day and New Year’s Day, the general opening hours are:
Christmas Eve – Wednesday December 24 7 AM – 7 PM
Christmas Day – Thursday December 25 Closed
St Stephen’s Day – Friday December 26 10 AM – 6 PM
New Year’s Eve – Wednesday December 31 8 AM – 8 PM
New Year’s Day – Thursday January 1 10 AM – 6 PM
ALDIMon 15 – Sun 21 Dec 8am-10pmMon 22 Dec 8am-11pmTue 23 Dec 8am-11pmChristmas Eve 8am-7pmChristmas Day ClosedSt. Stephen’s Day ClosedSat 27 Dec 8am-9pmSat 28 Dec 9am-9pmMon 29 Dec 8am-9pmTues 30 Dec 8am-9pmNew Year’s Eve 8am-7pmNew Year’s Day ClosedLidl
Saturday
20-Dec
08:00
22:00
Sunday
21-Dec
09:00
21:00
Monday
22-Dec
08:00
22:00
Tuesday
23-Dec
08:00
22:00
Christmas Eve
24-Dec
08:00
18:00
Christmas Day
25-Dec
Closed
Closed
St. Stephen’s Day
26-Dec
Closed
Closed
Saturday
27-Dec
08:00
22:00
Sunday
28-Dec
09:00
21:00
Monday
29-Dec
08:00
22:00
Tuesday
30-Dec
08:00
22:00
New Year’s Eve
31-Dec
08:00
18:00
New Year’s Day
01-Jan
Closed
Closed
Friday
02-Jan
08:00
22:00
Saturday
03-Jan
08:00
22:00
Sunday
04-Jan
09:00
21:00
SuperValu
Each SuperValu is independently owned, so hours will vary by store and operator. All stores will be closed on Christmas Day, with the majority also closed on St Stephen’s Day.
Later opening hours will operate in the lead up to Christmas.
Marks & Spencers
M&S operates franchises in many Dublin Applegreen garages, and those operating hours can vary.
For its larger stores, including Grafton Street, Liffey Valley and Blanchardstown, there will be extended hours over the festive season.
All stores will shut on Christmas Day and St Stephen’s Day. Otherwise, it will vary depending on store, but the hours for Blanchardstown are:
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