easter sunday opening hours supermarkets: Ireland’s major chains — Dunnes Stores, Tesco, Aldi, Lidl and SuperValu — will operate reduced hours across Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday (April 5) and the bank holiday Monday, with some outlets closed entirely. Shoppers face a mix of full closures and curtailed hours across the weekend, so last-minute plans could be affected. Times below reflect published weekend arrangements and are presented in Eastern Time (ET).
Easter Sunday Opening Hours Supermarkets: Chain-by-chain breakdown
The clearest moves come from Aldi and Dunnes Stores: Aldi will close stores on Easter Sunday and will close at 10: 00 p. m. on Good Friday and Easter Saturday, reopening for 9: 00 a. m. to 9: 00 p. m. on Easter Monday, with normal 8: 00 a. m. to 10: 00 p. m. service resuming on Tuesday. Dunnes Stores will be closed on Easter Sunday and will operate reduced hours on the bank holiday Monday, with many branches opening around 9: 00 a. m. to 7: 00 p. m.
Lidl will open on Easter Sunday with reduced hours of 9: 00 a. m. to 6: 00 p. m.; it will then open 9: 00 a. m. to 9: 00 p. m. on Easter Monday before resuming usual hours on Tuesday. Tesco will remain open on Easter Sunday, but hours will vary by store; one example provided is Tesco Liffey Valley operating 10: 00 a. m. to 7: 00 p. m. on Easter Sunday and 9: 00 a. m. to 8: 00 p. m. on Easter Monday. SuperValu’s weekend hours will vary by branch, with most expected to follow regular Friday/Saturday schedules and adopt reduced Sunday-style hours across Sunday and Monday.
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Good Friday and Saturday snapshot — what to expect
Across the wider UK perimeter referenced in available schedules, major supermarkets have adjusted Good Friday hours: Tesco stores were noted to operate 6: 00 a. m. to 10: 00 p. m. on Good Friday with Tesco Express from 6: 00 a. m. to 11: 00 p. m.; many Aldi locations were set to close at 9: 00 p. m. on Good Friday; most Lidl sites were expected to operate 8: 00 a. m. to 10: 00 p. m.; Sainsbury’s and Morrisons were listed with typical 7: 00 a. m. to 10: 00 p. m. spans. These published Good Friday patterns underline the expectation of reduced or staggered service over the whole bank holiday sequence.
Key takeaway for shoppers on easter sunday opening hours supermarkets: treat Easter Sunday as a limited-service day for many chains and allow extra time for essential shopping earlier in the weekend.
What shoppers should do next
Plan early and prioritise essentials before Easter Sunday, April 5. Where a single-store example of reduced hours is cited, local timetables can differ significantly: some stores close fully on Sunday while nearby branches may remain open with shorter hours. Expect most normal operations to resume from Tuesday after the bank holiday.
Final note: check your local branch timetable ahead of travel; changing opening patterns mean easter sunday opening hours supermarkets could affect last-minute purchases and travel plans for the holiday weekend.
