Shoppers have been queueing for hours as non-essential retail services return this morning.
Customers were spotted outside Penneys stores in the early hours of Tuesday as Level Five restrictions were officially lifted.
Taoiseach Micheal Martin confirmed last week that we would be returning to a modified version of Level Three.
This would allow hairdressers, gyms and all retailers allowed to open their doors once again.
And one of the most anticipated reopenings was that of clothing store Penneys.
RTE News reports that some customers outside the Mary Street location had been queuing since 4:30am.
It comes after Penneys confirmed last week that its Irish shops will be open until at least 9pm on weekdays throughout December, with some open even later.
CEO Paul Marchant said: “We are delighted to re-open our stores in Ireland on 1st December with longer shopping hours to give our customers more time to safely do their festive shopping.
"We have everything this season that our customers expect from Penneys, including our famous Christmas jumpers, festive pyjamas and much, much more. All of our extensive safety measures remain in place to help ensure shopping at Penneys is an enjoyable, safe experience for everyone.”
Here is a full breakdown of the opening hours of every Penneys store in Ireland:
Throughout December, Penneys stores will trade to a minimum of 9.00pm on weekdays.
- Town Centre (main streets) stores will trade until 9.00pm
Stores: Dun Laoghaire, Wexford, Sligo, Drogheda, Newbridge, Clonmel, Ballina, Killarney
- Town Shopping Centre stores will trade until 9.00pm:
Stores: Navan, Mullingar, Portlaoise, Ennis, Letterkenny, Galway Shopping Centre, Kilkenny, Santry, Artane, Tralee, Castlebar, Longford, Athlone, Dundalk, Carlow
Until 9.30pm: Limerick- Dooradoyle
- Major Shopping Centres will trade until 10pm
Stores: Galway-Eyre Square, Swords, Cork-Wilton, Dundrum, Blanchardstown, Liffey Valley, Nutgrove
- City-Centre Stores , the majority will trade until 10.00pm
Stores: Dublin - Mary Street, Limerick- O’Connell Street, Waterford, Cork– Patrick Street, Dublin - O’Connell Street
- 24-hour trading: Penneys will open in Dundrum Town Centre and Blanchardstown Centre from 7.00am on Wednesday, 2 December and trade right through until closing time on Thursday, 3 December.
