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<\/p>\nOn St Patrick’s Day, supermarkets including Dunnes, Lidl, Tesco, Aldi and SuperValu will have reduced opening hours, while alcohol sales are also delayed.<\/p>\n
Most shops will be open, but as it is a bank holiday many will open later and close earlier than usual<\/p>\n
St Patrick’s Day is almost here and towns and cities across Ireland are gearing up to celebrate the country’s national holiday<\/a>.<\/p>\n This year, St Patrick’s Day falls on a Tuesday, giving many people a welcome break from work and school as they enjoy parades, gatherings and celebrations.<\/p>\n While many households will have stocked up on groceries in advance, anyone planning a last minute trip to the supermarket <\/a>should be aware that stores across Ireland will be operating reduced hours on March 17.<\/p>\n Most shops will be open, but as it is a bank holiday many will open later and close earlier than usual. To avoid any surprises, shoppers are advised to check their local store’s hours before heading out.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, customers are also being reminded about Ireland’s unique alcohol licensing laws that apply nationwide on St Patrick’s Day<\/a>. While alcohol is normally available from 10.30am on Tuesdays, sales are delayed until 12.30pm every March 17.<\/p>\n This means supermarkets can only sell alcohol <\/a>between 12.30pm and 10pm on St Patrick’s Day, so anyone hoping to pick up drinks should plan their visit accordingly.<\/p>\n To help you prepare, here is everything you need to know about Dunnes, Lidl, Tesco, Aldi and SuperValu opening hours this St Patrick\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n Dunnes<\/p>\n Dunnes Stores<\/a> are expected to operate their usual Sunday opening hours on St Patrick’s Day, which for most locations are from 9am until 8pm.<\/p>\n However, these vary greatly from store to store so you can check out the official website<\/a> for more information on your local supermarket.<\/p>\n Lidl<\/p>\n Lidl <\/a>stores are expected to open from 9am to 9pm on St Patrick’s Day, in line with their standard Sunday trading hours.<\/p>\n You can check your local store here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Tesco<\/p>\n Opening hours at Tesco <\/a>stores across Ireland vary by location, and this will also apply on St Patrick’s Day.<\/p>\n Many stores are expected to follow their usual Sunday hours, but shoppers are advised to check with their local store on the online locater here<\/a> for exact times.<\/p>\n Aldi<\/p>\n All Aldi <\/a>stores across Ireland generally operate their Sunday hours on bank holidays, which are typically from 9am until 9pm.<\/p>\n However, customers are advised to check details of local opening hours on ALDI\u2019s website<\/a> as some stores’ hours may vary slightly.<\/p>\n SuperValu<\/p>\n SuperValu <\/a>stores operate independently, meaning opening hours can vary depending on location. Many are expected to follow their usual Sunday trading hours on St Patrick’s Day.<\/p>\n Customers are advised to check the official SuperValu website here<\/a> for their local store’s opening hours.<\/p>\n Want to see more of the stories you love from the Irish Mirror? Making us your preferred source on Google<\/a> means you\u2019ll get more of our exclusives, top stories and must-read content straight away. To add Irish Mirror as a preferred source, simply click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On St Patrick’s Day, supermarkets including Dunnes, Lidl, Tesco, Aldi and SuperValu will have reduced opening hours, while…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":350361,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[11313,28994,72,28995,61,60,16117,63762,15348,28993,4013],"class_list":["post-350360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-alcohol","tag-aldi","tag-business","tag-dunnes-stores","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-lidl","tag-st-patricks-day","tag-supermarkets","tag-supervalu","tag-tesco"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350360","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=350360"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350360\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/350361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=350360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=350360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=350360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}