The home of the €10 off €50 voucher, Dunnes Stores, will see their stores remain open for longer on the lead up to Christmas, like their Ballincollig premises which will remain open until midnight on December 22 and 23.
The Ballincollig store will close at 6pm on Christmas Eve and remain closed until 8:30am on December 27.
They will open on New Year’s Day from 11am until 7pm.
Check the opening hours to your local store here.
All Tesco’s in Ireland will be close on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, with some remaining closed on St Stephen’s Day.
For reference, here are Tesco in the Mahon Point Shopping Centre’s opening hours
• Saturday December 21: 8am to midnight
• Sunday December 22: 8am to 10pm
• Monday December 23: 8am to midnight
• Tuesday December 24: 7am to 7pm
• Wednesday December 25: Closed
• Thursday December 26: 10am to 6pm
• Friday December 27: 9am to 8pm
• Saturday December 28: 8am to 10pm
UK retailer Marks and Spencer will have different opening hours for their stores positioned across the country.
Their Patrick’s Street store will close on Christmas Day, St Stephen’s Day and New Year’s Day, and will open at 7am on Christmas Eve and will close at 7pm.
They will reopen at 8:30am on December 27.
Find your local store here.
German retailer Aldi will be closed on Christmas Day, St Stephen’s Day and New Year’s Day nationwide, with normal operating hours expected to return on January 2.
They will open from 8am-10pm Monday to Saturday and 10am-4pm on Sunday for all your festive shopping apart from on the following key dates:
• Monday December 23: 8am-11pm
• Tuesday December 24, Christmas Eve: 8am-7pm
• Wednesday December 25, Christmas Day: Closed
• Thursday December 26, St Stephen’s Day: Closed
• Friday December 27: 8am-9pm
• Saturday December 28: 8am-9pm
• Sunday December 29: 9am-9pm
• Monday December 30: 8am-9pm
• Tuesday December 31, New Year’s Eve: 8am-7pm
• Wednesday January 1, New Year’s Day: Closed
Consumers are asked to check their store for the most accurate opening times.
The other massive German retailer in our lives will close their stores on Christmas Day, St Stephen’s Day and New Year’s Day.
Opening hours can vary per store.
For reference, Lidl on the Ballyhooly Road in Ballyvolane will open from 8am to 10pm Monday to Saturday and 9am to 9pm on Sunday.
However, on Cornmarket Street in Cork city, the premises will open from 7:30am to 10pm from Friday December 27 to New Year’s Eve, with a 9am to 9pm slot on Sunday, December 29.
Supervalu branches will operate their own unique opening and closing hours.
It’s worth searching for your local store here.