Larger Dunnes Stores shops will offer extended opening hours for Christmas. For example, the Bandon Road store is open from 7am to midnight on December 18 to 20, extending to 7am to 2am on December 21 to 23, and closing early on Christmas Eve (7am to 6pm). All stories will be closed on Christmas Day and St Stephen’s Day. It will open from 8am to 10pm on December 27 to 29, 8am to 9pm on December 30, 8am to 7pm on New Year’s Eve and 11am to 7pm on New Year’s Day.
Find your local store’s opening hours here.
SuperValu
Each SuperValu store has different opening hours so it’s worth checking your local store now. Some stores will open at 7am before Christmas, with some staying open until midnight. They will close their doors earlier on Christmas Eve nd stay closed on Christmas Day. Most will operate shorter hours on St Stephen’s Day too.
Find your local store’s opening hours here.
Tesco
In the run-up to Christmas, Tesco Ireland will be offering extended store opening hours. From Friday, December 21 right up to Christmas Eve the majority of Tesco stores will open until either 11pm or midnight with some larger stores opening until 1am, including: Ardkeen, Wilton, Portlaoise Extra, Maynooth Extra, Naas Extra, Clarehall Extra, Finglas Clearwater Extra, Dundrum Town Centre, Navan and Drogheda Extra.
The opening hours for the rest of the festive season are as follows: Christmas Eve (Sunday, December 24) – 7am to 7pm Christmas Day (Monday, December 25) – Closed St. Stephen’s Day (Tuesday, December 26) – 9am / 10am to 6pm (selected stores only). Some store times will vary, always check with your local store first.
Aldi
Aldi is open from 9am to 10pm December 18 to 21, 8am to 11pm on December 22 and 23, 8am to 7pm on Christmas Eve and will be closed on Christmas Day and St Stephen’s Day. Stores reopen on December 27 with hours from 9am to 9pm until December 30. Stores will open from 9am to 7pm on New Year’s Eve and will be closed on New Year’s Day.
Lidl
Lidl Ireland is open from 8am until 10pm every day over Christmas, bar Christmas Eve when it will close at 6pm, and New Year’s Eve when it will close at 7pm. All Lidl stores will be closed on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Find your local store’s opening hours here.
M&S
Some Marks and Spencer stores will be open later than usual before Christmas. In Dublin, the Liffey Valley store will be closing at 11pm until December 23, while in Cork the St Patrick’s Street store will open from 8am to 9pm until December 21, 7am to 9pm on December 22 and 23, and 7am to 6pm on Christmas Eve. All stores will close at 6pm on Christmas Eve and reopen on Wednesday, December 27. Find your local store’s opening hours here.
An Post
Need to send a Christmas card before it’s too late?
The last posting day for cards and letters for guaranteed delivery before Christmas Day across Europe (including Great Britain) is Monday, December 18.
Back at home, get your cards and parcels for Northern Ireland posted by Tuesday, December 19 and you have until Thursday, December 21, to send cards and parcels within the Republic of Ireland.
