The busiest shopping week of the season is almost upon us.
Most people will be flocking to their local supermarket over the coming days to pick up last minute groceries and gifts before the big day.
Here are the opening hours for Dunnes Stores, Aldi, Lidl, Tesco and Supervalu for the festive season:
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Aldi
Aldi will be closing their stores nationwide on Christmas Day, St. Stephen’s Day and New Year’s Day. During Christmas week, starting from Monday, December 19, stores will have extended opening hours of 8am to 11pm.
On Christmas Eve, stores will open at 8am but shut early at 7pm. Here are their full opening hours for Christmas week:
Monday 19 December - 08:00-23:00
Tuesday 20 December - 08:00-23:00
Wednesday 21 December - 08:00-23:00
Thursday 22 December - 08:00-23:00
Friday 23 December - 08:00-23:00
Christmas Eve - 08:00-19:00
Christmas Day - CLOSED
St. Stephen’s Day - CLOSED
Tuesday 27 December - 09:00-21:00
Wednesday 28 December - 09:00-21:00
Thursday 29 December - 09:00-21:00
Friday 30 December - 09:00-21:00
Saturday 31 December - 09:00-19:00
Sunday 1 January - CLOSED
Monday 2 January - 09:00-21:00
Lidl
Lidl will also close their stores on Christmas Day, St Stephen's Day and New Years Day. From Monday December 19 until Friday December 23, their stores will be open from 8am until 10pm.
On Christmas Eve, they will close for business at 6pm. Here are their full Christmas opening hours:
19th December to 23rd December - 08:00-22:00
Christmas Eve - 08:00-18:00
Christmas Day - CLOSED
St. Stephen’s Day - CLOSED
27th December - 09:00-21:00
28th December to 30th December - 08:00-22:00
New Year’s Eve - 08:00-19:00
New Year’s Day - CLOSED
2nd January - 09:00-21:00
3rd January - 08:00-22:00
Tesco
Tesco stores nationwide will only close on Christmas Day before opening back up for business on St Stephen's Day. Stores nationwide have different opening hours next week but most will be open later than usual on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
For example, Tesco Extra Liffey Valley will open until midnight from the 21st to the 23rd while Tesco Extra in Maynooth will be open until 1am on those days. To find your local store's opening hours, click here.
Dunnes Stores
Dunnes Stores are also operating extended opening hours during Christmas, but exact hours will depend on your location. For example, their Blanchardstown store will open until midnight on the 19th and 20th, and until 2am on the 21st, 22nd and 23rd.
All of their stores will close nationwide on Christmas Day and St Stephen's Day. To find your local store's trading hours, click here.
Supervalu
Similar to Dunnes Stores and Tesco, Supervalu's Christmas opening times depend on the individual branch. You can find your local supermarket using their store locator here.
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