Time is quickly running out to pick up those final gifts for under the Christmas tree ahead of December 25.
Opening hours across some of the most popular stores differ from their usual Monday to Sunday hours.
Some close for Christmas Eve and remain closed on Boxing Day, so you need to be sure to get in over the next few days for any last-minute bits
Most have later than normal hours over the coming days, so don’t panic if you’re working right up until the day - there will be time.
Here are the Christmas opening hours for Smyths, Argos, Harvey Norman, Arnott's and more:
Smyths
- Thursday December 23 9AM - 11PM
- Friday December 24 9AM - 5PM
- Saturday December 25 CLOSED
- Sunday December 26 9AM - 9PM
Harvey Norman
- Thursday December 23 9:30AM - 6PM
- Friday December 24 CLOSED
- Saturday December 25 CLOSED
- Sunday December 26 1PM - 6PM
Argos
- Thursday December 23 9:30AM - 6PM
- Friday December 24 9AM - 6PM
- Saturday December 25 CLOSED
- Sunday December 26 CLOSED
Arnott's
- Thursday December 23 9AM - 9PM
- Friday December 24 8AM - 6PM
- Saturday December 25 CLOSED
- Sunday December 26 10AM - 7PM
As for those groceries you leave until the last minute, or if there’s something key you’ve forgotten, here are the opening hours for some of the popular supermarkets across the country.
Supervalu
- Thursday December 23 7AM - 12AM
- Friday December 24 7AM - 8PM
- Saturday December 25 CLOSED
- Sunday December 26 10AM - 6PM
Tesco
- Thursday December 23 7AM - 1AM (selected larger stores)
- Friday December 24 6AM - 7PM
- Saturday December 25 CLOSED
- Sunday December 26 10AM - 8PM
Aldi
- Thursday December 23 8AM - 11PM
- Friday December 24 8AM - 7PM
- Saturday December 25 CLOSED
- Sunday December 26 CLOSED
Lidl
- Thursday December 23 8AM - 10PM
- Friday December 24 8AM - 6PM
- Saturday December 25 CLOSED
- Sunday December 26 CLOSED
Dunnes
- Thursday December 23 7AM - 2AM
- Friday December 24 7AM - 6PM
- Saturday December 25 CLOSED
- Sunday December 26 - Dependent on location
