If you are planning on heading to the shops to stock up ahead of St Patrick’s Day, it’s worthwhile checking that your local supermarket is open, as many will be operating different opening hours for St Patrick’s weekend

Make sure to check the opening times of their local supermarkets before you head out

St Patrick’s weekend is upon us and shoppers are being urged to check the opening hours for their local supermarkets as they look to stock up before March 17.

With celebrations in full swing, anyone planning to stock up on food, drink and essentials should be aware that many supermarkets are operating at reduced hours over the holiday period.

Shop opening hours may vary throughout the weekend, while supermarkets are also expected to be busier than usual over the weekend, so it’s important to know if you’re planning to make the most out of it.

Several major retailers have confirmed changes to their opening times, with some stores closing earlier than usual on St Patrick’s Day itself.

To avoid any last-minute surprises, it’s best to check ahead before heading out to your local store.

To help you plan ahead, you can find the opening hours of all the main supermarkets across Ireland this weekend below.

Tesco

The opening hours of Tesco shops across Ireland vary and this will be the same across the St Patrick’s weekend.

It is expected that stores will operate their usual hours on Saturday and Sunday; however, there will be some changes for Tuesday, with Tesco’s Sunday hours expected to be in place on St Patrick’s Day.

Tesco has confirmed their opening hours will temporarily change for St Patrick’s Day(Image: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Customers are advised to check with their local store on the online locater here for exact times across the weekend.

Shoppers in Dublin City Centre are also urged to take note that some of the Tesco Express stores will have reduced hours, opening one hour later.

Lidl

Lidl is expected to be open from 9am to 9pm on St Patrick’s Day, which is their usual Sunday opening hours. The discount supermarket usually operates its Sunday hours on bank holidays.

However, there’s good news for shoppers as Lidl will be operating its regular opening times across the St Patrick’s weekend.

A spokesperson for Lidl said: “Lidl Ireland stores will operate normal opening hours for Saturday, March 14 (8am to 10pm), Sunday, March 15 (9am to 9pm), and Monday, March 16 (8am to 10pm).

“Bank holiday hours will apply on St. Patrick’s Day, Tuesday, March 17, when stores will open from 9am to 9pm.”

Different supermarkets will operate with different opening hours (Image: Martin Divisek/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Aldi

All Aldi stores across Ireland operate their Sunday opening hours on St Patrick’s Day, which is 9am until 9pm.

But the supermarket chain, which operates a network of 166 stores across the country, with stores in each county in the Republic of Ireland, has confirmed its business as usual this weekend, with all stores remaining open from 8am to 10pm on Saturday and 9am to 9pm on Sunday.

However, customers are advised to check details of local opening hours on ALDI’s website as some stores’ hours may vary slightly.

Dunnes Stores

The majority of Dunnes Stores locations around the country will observe their usual hours, 9am to 8pm, across the weekend and on St Patrick’s Day.

However, individual stores may differ in opening hours, so it’s advisable to check via the store locator.

SuperValu

Supervalu stores operate individual opening hours, but many are expected to follow their usual Sunday hours on St Patrick’s Day, which is 9am – 10pm

SuperValu stores across the country will likely be operating as normal on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, with the majority of stores operating from 7am – 10pm.

However, this will vary depending on location so customers are advised to check the official SuperValu website here for their local store’s opening hours.

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